Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin, who now plays professional basketball in China, was fined Friday for criticizing quarantine conditions amid widespread demonstrations against Beijing’s draconian COVID lockdowns, according to news reports.
Lin played in eight NBA teams over a nine year career, which began when he was undrafted from Harvard. He now plays for Loong Lions Basketball Club. Lin, a 6-foot-3 point guard, was fined $1,000.
“[Lin made] inappropriate remarks about quarantine hotel-related facilities”The Chinese Basketball Association released a statement on Friday confirming that his team was at the hotel where they stayed before the game. These are the comments “caused adverse effects on the league and the competition area,”According to the league.
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The league gave no further details about Lin’s comments, and they were not visible on his Sina Weibo social media account. A Shanghai news source reported Lin had posted an unreported video complaining about the hotel’s workout facilities before Zhuji next week, which is a Zhejiang city.
“Can you believe this is a weight room?”Lin was quoted saying. “What kind of garbage is this?”
Lin is an American citizen of Chinese descent who was raised in California. He is also the first American to be a part of the NBA. He averaged 11.6 point per game during his NBA career. He quickly rose to popularity as a favorite among fans when he was named the New York Knicks’ starting line-up in 2012. “Linsanity”His hustle and unwavering determination are what made him a success. As one of the few Asians to play in the NBA, he appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine and was named ESPN’s “Breakthrough Athlete of the Year.”
Lin was the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors’ player in 2019.
Beijing faces pressure from its citizens to reduce their anger at the government for imposing the fine. “zero COVID” policy. Huge crowds have taken to the streets in major cities to protest the government’s crackdown, which requires constant testing, business shutdowns, and quarantining millions of infected citizens in their homes or in special camps. Demonstrations in Shanghai saw large crowds calling on President Xi Jinping’s resignation.
At least 10 victims were killed by a fire at an Urumqi apartment block. Demonstrations started Nov. 25. Angrily angered citizens claimed that the victims couldn’t escape the burning building because they were locked in the COVID containment plan.
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