Basketball officials investigated the allegation that Jeremy Lin was called a “coronavirus” on the court

Basketball officials are investigating a complaint by hoop star Jeremy Lin, who called him a “coronavirus” as an anti-Asian insult on the court.

Lin, who currently plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA G League, described the attack in a Facebook post Thursday in which he condemned the ongoing racism against the Asian American community.

“Being a 9-year NBA veteran doesn’t protect me from being called a‘ coronavirus ’on the court,” he wrote.

Verbal and physical attacks on Asian Americans have skyrocketed since Donald Trump began expelling China for COVID-19, repeatedly and inaccurately calling it the “China virus” and using the racist term “flu.” kung ”.

Lin last year criticized Trump’s “anti-Chinese message” for fostering “more hatred toward Asians.”

Lin did not provide details to the post about where the call occurred. He has been playing in the Orlando, Florida bubble, for his team, ESPN noted.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he would like the NBA to investigate Lin’s complaint.

Kerr called the Facebook post “really powerful. I applaud Jeremy for his words and echo his feelings about racism against the Asian American community,” he added.

“It’s so ridiculous and obviously generated by a lot of people, including our former president, in relation to the coronavirus that originated in China. It’s just shocking,” Kerr said.

Lin broke down barriers when he joined the Golden State Warriors in the 2010-11 season as the first NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, born in the United States, according to ESPN.

According to a United Nations investigation last August, more than 1,800 racist incidents against Asian Americans were reported in the United States over an eight-week period, from March 2020 to May 2020.