Jeremy Lin loses G League opener as Ignite make Santa Cruz Warriors pay

Santa Cruz Warriors star scores 18 points and dishes up five assists as team lose 109-104 in Walt Disney World bubble

Jonathan Kuminga impresses for NBA prospects but veteran Jarrett Jack outscores everyone

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Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 11:19am, 11 Feb 2021Updated: 11:19am, 11 Feb 2021

NBA veteran Jeremy Lin’s G League season started with a 109-104 loss on Wednesday night.

The 32-year-old’s Santa Cruz Warriors lost to the G League Ignite, a team made up of top 2021 NBA Draft prospects such as Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga.

Lin, who spent last season with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association, is at the other end of his career but still hopeful of being picked up by an NBA team during the G League regular season, which runs through March 6.

He scored 18 points with five assists and three steals in his first G League game in nearly a decade. The games are being played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida.

It was another veteran who top-scored though, the Ignite’s Jarrett Jack. The 37-year-old scored 23 points as he looks to make an NBA comeback of his own.

Kuminga, 18, scored 19 points and sealed the game with a block as the clock ran down. The Congo-born teenager is tipped to be a top 10 pick in this year’s draft.