BEIJING: Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin, the first Asian-American to win an NBA title, pledged up to US$1 million to coronavirus relief efforts on ...
Jeremy Lin, pictured during 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend, urged people all over the world, irrespective of race or country, to pull together during the coronavirus pandemimc. AFP/RONALD MARTINEZBEIJING: Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin, the first Asian-American to win an NBA title, pledged up to US$1 million to coronavirus relief efforts on Monday .
Coronavirus emerged in central China in December before spreading across the world as a pandemic, with the United States increasingly hard hit. "One simple way to be the light is to support organisations doing crucial work during the crisis," Lin wrote in making his pledge."You know, my whole life, I've been treated a certain way because I'm Asian," Lin added, mentioning some of the racial stereotypes he has been subjected to."During the height of 'Linsanity' I was still the butt of many Asian jokes.
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