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Tag Archives: NBA
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors Celebrate Japanese Heritage Night
I’ve attended my share of various Asian themed heritage nights Golden State Warriors Games ever since I attended my first NBA game with Jeremy Lin‘s debut in the NBA October 29, 2010 against the Los Angeles Clippers, but I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Golden State Warriors, Japanese Heritage Night, NBA
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Asian Heritage Athletes in America Feature: Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin, born in Torrance, California, on August 23, 1988, is a former professional basketball player who was one of the most unexpected stars in NBA history. Standing 6’3” and weighing 200 pounds, Lin’s path to the league was anything … Continue reading
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Tagged asian heritage athlete, athlete, basketball, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, linsanity, NBA
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NBA Player Jordan Clarkson Assists Owners of Food Truck Vandalized with Anti-Asian Graffiti
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/1402672380414070784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1402672380414070784%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fbasketball%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F31600915%2Fjordan-clarkson-gives-assist-filipino-food-truck-utah-hit-racist-graffiti Filipino American NBA Player and 2021 NBA sixth man of the year Jordan Clarkson assisted the victims of anti-Asian hate, this time a Filipino food truck owner vandalized with racist graffiti, with getting their truck restored. Clarkson paid for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Sports
Tagged Filipino, food trucks, Jordan Clarkson, NBA, Utah Jazz, World Famous Yum Yum Food Truck
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NBA G League Dealing Internally with Player who called Jeremy Lin “Coronavirus”
The NBA has identified the player who Jeremy Lin said called him “coronavirus” during G-League play. Lin, who went back to the NBA’s development league in order work his way back into the NBA after playing for the Beijing Ducks, … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, coronavirus, G League, Jeremy Lin, NBA
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ESPN/ABC Commentator Jalen Rose shares some Filipino Culture during the NBA Playoffs (Walis!)
Even though Filipino and Filipino Americans are known to really love basketball, I was still surprised when ESPN/ABC commentator Jalen Rose pulled out a Filipino broom during the Milwaukee Bucks/Miami Heat pregame show this weekend and said “Walis!” Walis refers … Continue reading
ICYMI: Toronto Raptors’ Jeremy Lin first Asian American to Win NBA Championship
https://www.instagram.com/p/BytEil-Amwb/ Unless you’re an NBA basketball fan, you may not have realized that the Golden State Warriors didn’t win another NBA championship in their five year streak of making it to the Finals (and winning three of them). That honor … Continue reading
Jeremy Lin on Adjusting to Toronto, D-League Experiences, and Kobe Bryant’s Disrespect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXDCMl6I9ko Toronto Raptors player Danny Green hosts a show called “Inside the Green Room,” and he recently had on Jeremy Lin, who moved last month to the Raptors from the Atlanta Hawks. Yahoo Sports Canada has posted some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Green, Inside the Green Room, Jeremy Lin, NBA, Toronto Raptors
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Jeremy Lin on De-masculinization and being “Deceptively Athletic”
While John Wall is one of the fastest point guards in the NBA and is acknowledged for his athleticism, there is another point guard that is almost as fast whose athleticism isn’t as highly regarded. In the above video that … Continue reading
Brooklyn Nets launch Chinese language web site
The Brooklyn Nets recently launched a Chinese language version of their website – http://www.nba.com/nets/cn – which is not a big surprise given that the NBA’s only Taiwanese American player, Jeremy Lin, plays for the Nets, as reported recently: “The site appears … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Brooklyn Nets, chinese, Chinese language, Jeremy Lin, NBA, website
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Jeremy Lin’s Focus made him turn down millions in Linsanity Endorsements
While he jokes about possible endorsements in the above video, Jeremy Lin revealed in a recent interview that he turned down millions in endorsements during Linsanity. The reason? He wanted to focus on basketball. You might think “no big deal,” … Continue reading
Asian Canadian Sim Bhullar enters the NBA draft
7 foot 5 inch Asian Canadian Sim Bhullar (pictured here on the left next to his brother Tanveer) has decided to put himself into the NBA draft after finishing his sophomore year at New Mexico State. Bhullar averaged averaged 10.4 … Continue reading
Asian American Commercial Watch: Sprint NBA “Pajamas” Commercial with Kevin Durant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvypu0AHM8A In this Sprint commercial, an Asian American dad turns into a clone of 6’9” basketball player Kevin Durant. His wife isn’t at all displeased. Watch to the end to see what the mom wants from her huge, newly transformed … Continue reading