CBA: Jeremy Lin still wants NBA career, not returning to China with Beijing Ducks
- Star tells fans in a teary video he thinks he can still perform in the NBA and the decision ‘has really been the hardest in my life’
- The 32-year-old starred with the Beijing Ducks last season, taking them to the play-offs
Jeremy Lin has revealed his decision to chase another chance at an NBA career, rather than returning to the Beijing Shougang Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association.
“This decision has really been the hardest in my life,” Lin told his seven million followers in Mandarin in a tearful video on Weibo.
“Every morning I would wake up at 4am or 5am, thinking, thinking and thinking all the time.
“In the end, although Shougang has treated me incredibly well … giving me everything I wanted, in the end, I feel that I still have NBA dreams. I still have time to play and I have to chase this.”
“I know that many of my fans have stood by me no matter if I was injured,” said Lin, referring to some rough treatment in the CBA.
“Why was this decision so difficult? Yesterday, when I shared this with my family and friends, when I told them I would have to leave China, I cried.”