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June 6, 2012	Peer review	Reviewed
April 21, 2016	Good article nominee	Listed
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 14, 2016. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Jeremy Lin (pictured) and Jordan Clarkson were the first Asian Americans in NBA history to start together at guard?
A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on August 23, 2022.
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Ethnicity and nationality

Q1: Why is Lin the first Chinese player in the NBA when there was Yao Ming and other Chinese before him?

A1: Lin was born in America, and has American nationality, while Yao Ming does not. He is the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the league.[1]

Q2: Sources say Lin is Taiwanese-American. Why is it mentioned he is of Chinese descent?

A2: Regardless of whether Taiwan is considered part of China, Lin is of Chinese descent since his maternal grandmother is originally from Zhejiang, China.[2]. No precedence is given to his descent based upon his parents being from Taiwan. He is still of Chinese descent in addition to being of Taiwanese descent. Sources refer to Lin being of Chinese descent.[3][4][5][6] Lin himself has said, "You can call me a Taiwanese basketball player, a Chinese basketball player or just a basketball player."[7]

Q3: Taiwan is part of China. Why is Taiwanese mentioned when he is really Chinese?

A3: Both of Lin's parents grew up in Taiwan before emigrating to the United States, and Lin's ancestors have been in Taiwan since the 18th Century.[8] The Wikipedia article only says Lin is an American of "Taiwanese descent", in reference to the origin of his ancestors; this does not imply nationality and is independent of the political status of Taiwan. Lin himself has said, "You can call me a Taiwanese basketball player, a Chinese basketball player or just a basketball player."[9]

Q4: Why is "or" used instead of "and" in "Lin is ... the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the league."

A4: There had never been an American NBA player before of Chinese descent. There had also never been an American of Taiwanese descent. Using "and" is more restrictive. It would seemingly imply that there was previously a Chinese-American that wasn't of Taiwanese descent in the NBA, or a Taiwanese-American that wasn't of Chinese descent. Neither of which had occurred. Using "or" is less restrictive, and more encompassing of all conditions of Lin's milestone.[10][11]

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Brothers

Acechen0 (talk) 23:12, 13 February 2022 (UTC) Do Jeremy Lin's brothers also play professional basketball overseas?[reply]

@Acechen0: Questions about a topic are best handled at Wikipedia:Reference desk. That said, biographies might list information related to one's family in a section like "Personal life". Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 00:55, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation deleted more than one year late

for the record, File:Time Warner Cable Arena Jeremy Lin Painting 2015.jpg could have been removed in September 2020 and would hence cause less damage to the copyright owner of the poster but deletion was prevented by User:Mackensen.--RZuo (talk) 20:53, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

First Asian NBA?

What about Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets? 174.105.45.227 (talk) 22:15, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

What about him? – Muboshgu (talk) 22:20, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed that article should be updated because Yao Ming who is nationally and ethnically Chinese was drafted in 2002. It should either read that Jeremy Lin is the first player of Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA or say something about Jeremy Lin being the first Chinese American in the league. Leexinfo (talk) 03:14, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's already prefaced in the lead with "first American of": Lin was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA...—Bagumba (talk) 06:43, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oh boy, I just consistently misread that sentence! Disregard! Leexinfo (talk) 13:36, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

First of Chinese or Taiwanese decent?

Why not just say Taiwanese? Why add extra countries? It sounds confusing. 2402:7500:95B:BD85:11E:14F4:2419:F82 (talk) 17:18, 19 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The night before his breakout game, he slept on the couch of teammate Landry Fields.

I have twice removed this piece of (I think self evidently) indiscriminate and non-noteworthy information. It's been put back twice. Am I missing something here? How is this not mere bloat? Friendly regards to all, Springnuts (talk) 19:33, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]