Jeremy Lin, who plays for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Guangzhou Loong Lions, was recently fined 10,000 yuan ($1,400) for his comments about the league’s COVID-19 quarantine facilities, according to the Associated Press.
Shanghai media outlet The Paper reported that Lin had posted a video complaining about hotel education services in China ahead of the start of matches next week in a city south of Shanghai.
“Can this be a weight room?” Lin said before the video was deleted. “What kind of trash is this?”
The China Basketball Association said Lin made “inappropriate comments about the quarantined hotel facilities” that “caused adverse effects on the league and festival area. “
China has some of the strictest COVID-19 rules in the world. The country’s “zero COVID policy” has been in place for 3 years, and he believes it is to save lives and prevent a new coronavirus outbreak.
While other countries, such as the United States, are easing restrictions, some Chinese citizens have been frustrated that the country still operates under such strict guidelines, which is why protests broke out in major cities such as Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Wuhan.
The Chinese government has tried to quell the protests through photos and videos of them on social media. In addition, more police officers were dispersed in an attempt to dissuade others from protesting.
Lin, the first Chinese-born player to win an NBA title, did so with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, played for the Beijing Ducks in 2019-20 before joining the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors in 2021 with a dream of returning. to the NBA.
When he didn’t get a chance to return to the NBA, the veteran point guard returned to the Ducks for the 2021-22 season before joining the Loong Lions for the 2022-23 campaign.
Lin, a Palo Alto, California, local who played basketball at Harvard School, began his NBA career with the Golden State Warriors in 2010-11. He rose to fame a brief stint with the New York Knicks in 2011-12, when the term “Linsanity” was coined.
The 34-year-old played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks.
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