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Lebronwon 04/24/21 2:47:53 PM #1:	https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130766/jeremy-lin-unapologetic-if-asian-american-activism-costs-him-nba NBA champion Jeremy Lin has said that he is unapologetic if his activism will cost him the chance of a return to the league. Lin, who has been outspoken about the rise of anti-Asian violence and prejudice in the US, was on a Paley Impact round table, Medias Role in Combating Hate and Violence Towards Asians and Pacific Islanders. Im going to be honest. In the situation that Im in right now trying to get back to the NBA, its like, do I talk about this? Do I talk about this activism stuff because its seen as a distraction and its like people are saying, even national reporters are saying, Its hurting Jeremys case for getting back into the NBA by talking about this stuff. One thing Im trying to learn as I get older is I gotta be more unapologetic and just be who I need to be and say what I need to say. The NBA free agent has so far been overlooked for a contract, despite starring in the G League for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Lin was asked by moderator Cassidy Hubbarth of his regret at not breaking down more barriers for the next generation of Asian-Americans during Linsanity, his breakout with the New York Knicks in 2012. For me when everything happened with the Knicks and I was playing, for me everyone was talking about the history, this hasnt been done before, this hasnt happened in X amount of years, we havent seen a player like this in 60 years. I was just naive. I didnt understand how systemic it was, how subtle it was, and even when people would do things really overtly, whether its tweets about penis size or crazy stuff, I would just be like, Oh its OK, hes ignorant or Oh its OK, he didnt understand and that was kind of just my way of dealing with it because when I was dealing with racism, which happened all the time in terms of on the court, it was just I cant focus on that. Even this season, Lin was called coronavirus by another player while playing in the G League bubble. Its sad because growing up, everyone always called me Yao Ming, and then now all these (Asian) players are being called Jeremy Lin. You would think that makes me feel good. That makes me feel terrible because I dont really care about them being called me its more the fact they cant be them. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:953182884] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3130766/jeremy-lin-unapologetic-if-asian-american-activism-costs-him-nba NBA champion Jeremy Lin has said that he is unapologetic if his activism will cost him the chance of a return to the league. Lin, who has been outspoken about the rise of anti-Asian violence and prejudice in the US, was on a Paley Impact round table, Medias Role in Combating Hate and Violence Towards Asians and Pacific Islanders. Im going to be honest. In the situation that Im in right now trying to get back to the NBA, its like, do I talk about this? Do I talk about this activism stuff because its seen as a distraction and its like people are saying, even national reporters are saying, Its hurting Jeremys case for getting back into the NBA by talking about this stuff. One thing Im trying to learn as I get older is I gotta be more unapologetic and just be who I need to be and say what I need to say. The NBA free agent has so far been overlooked for a contract, despite starring in the G League for the Santa Cruz Warriors. Lin was asked by moderator Cassidy Hubbarth of his regret at not breaking down more barriers for the next generation of Asian-Americans during Linsanity, his breakout with the New York Knicks in 2012. For me when everything happened with the Knicks and I was playing, for me everyone was talking about the history, this hasnt been done before, this hasnt happened in X amount of years, we havent seen a player like this in 60 years. I was just naive. I didnt understand how systemic it was, how subtle it was, and even when people would do things really overtly, whether its tweets about penis size or crazy stuff, I would just be like, Oh its OK, hes ignorant or Oh its OK, he didnt understand and that was kind of just my way of dealing with it because when I was dealing with racism, which happened all the time in terms of on the court, it was just I cant focus on that. Even this season, Lin was called coronavirus by another player while playing in the G League bubble. Its sad because growing up, everyone always called me Yao Ming, and then now all these (Asian) players are being called Jeremy Lin. You would think that makes me feel good. That makes me feel terrible because I dont really care about them being called me its more the fact they cant be them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 04/24/21 2:50:01 PM #2:	I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:953182954] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 04/24/21 2:50:21 PM #3:	divot1338 posted... I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot. Lol --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:953182966] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot.</quote> Lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 04/24/21 2:51:45 PM #4:	I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:953183012] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 04/24/21 2:52:00 PM #5:	Funkydog posted... I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick. Lol --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:953183017] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick.</quote> Lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Geiki Ganger 04/24/21 3:00:27 PM #6:	divot1338 posted... I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot. Nah, his play is good enough for him to be an off-the-bench PG in the NBA. His injury history though, that is more worrisome. --- Nintendo 3DS Friend Code: 3368 - 1137 - 5460 http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q155/Gamecubesupreme/sf7y9s.jpg <cite>Geiki Ganger posted [p:953183262] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>divot1338 posted... </cite> <quote>I would think his sub par PG play would be more likely to cost him a spot.</quote> Nah, his play is good enough for him to be an off-the-bench PG in the NBA. His injury history though, that is more worrisome. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tryin2GetDaPipe 04/24/21 3:01:41 PM #7:	Linsanity was pretty fucking amazing, I can't believe that was almost 10 years ago.... jesus --- You Trying to Get The Pipe? ~ Earl Joseph Smith III https://imgur.com/eXRBTWI https://imgur.com/ErALyOy <cite>Tryin2GetDaPipe posted [p:953183294] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Linsanity was pretty fucking amazing, I can't believe that was almost 10 years ago.... jesus </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 04/24/21 3:04:05 PM #8:	Funkydog posted... I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick. A shitty player who gets multi million dollar endorsement deals for being an activist? Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:953183370] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick.</quote> A shitty player who gets multi million dollar endorsement deals for being an activist? Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GiftedACIII 04/24/21 3:05:23 PM #9:	Solid Snake07 posted... A shitty player who gets multi million dollar endorsement deals for being an activist? Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal --- </topic> <cite>GiftedACIII posted [p:953183406] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote>A shitty player who gets multi million dollar endorsement deals for being an activist? Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal </quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 04/24/21 3:19:56 PM #10:	GiftedACIII posted... What? Kap wasn't a good qb and struggled with injuries. If he were taking the 49ers to the playoffs every year he'd still be playing. --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:953183815] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>GiftedACIII posted... </cite> <quote></quote> What? Kap wasn't a good qb and struggled with injuries. If he were taking the 49ers to the playoffs every year he'd still be playing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StarSpangled 04/26/21 12:09:53 AM #11:	Get em, king. --- Make love, not war- too many people have forgotten this <cite>StarSpangled posted [p:953232371] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Get em, king. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 04/26/21 12:14:57 AM #12:	Funkydog posted... I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick. I haven't been paying attention. Did Lin take a knee during the anthem? <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:953232492] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>I can already hear conservatives salivating to make him the next Kaepernick.</quote> I haven't been paying attention. Did Lin take a knee during the anthem? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EngineerGamer 04/26/21 12:27:19 AM #13:	Tryin2GetDaPipe posted... Linsanity was pretty fucking amazing, I can't believe that was almost 10 years ago.... jesus why'd he fall off suddenly? i dont follow basketball <cite>EngineerGamer posted [p:953232810] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Tryin2GetDaPipe posted... </cite> <quote>Linsanity was pretty fucking amazing, I can't believe that was almost 10 years ago.... jesus</quote>why'd he fall off suddenly? i dont follow basketball </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LookANinja 04/26/21 12:35:00 AM #14:	Lebronwon posted... That makes me feel terrible because I dont really care about them being called me its more the fact they cant be them. Thats kind of sad. --- http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/56/picturesig.jpg https://imgur.com/b8HCz <cite>LookANinja posted [p:953233014] in Jeremy Lin... [t:79422675]...</cite> <quote>Lebronwon posted... </cite> <quote>That makes me feel terrible because I dont really care about them being called me its more the fact they cant be them.</quote>Thats kind of sad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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