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Jonathan White

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has praised one of his former teams, the Atlanta Hawks, after they took a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Hawks beat the Bucks 116-113 in game one and Lin clearly liked what he saw in the Trae Young-inspired win.
“ATL Hawks has to be one of the best NBA stories in recent years!!” Lin wrote on Twitter.
“Especially after what the city went through earlier this year,” he added, referencing the Atlanta area spa shootings in March, where eight people were killed, including six Asian women.

ATL Hawks has to be one of the best NBA stories in recent years!! Especially after what the city went through earlier this year
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) June 24, 2021

Lin, who has been an outspoken voice against anti-Asian hate including those shootings, played 51 games for the Hawks in the 2018-19 NBA season.
The 32-year-old was waived in early 2019 and then signed for the Toronto Raptors where he lifted the 2019 NBA Championship but he has not played in the NBA since.
‘I have something great in Beijing’ – Lin explains Ducks return
The nine-season NBA veteran was a key figure in the development of Hawks star Trae Young, who scored 48 points in the win over the Bucks, with the fifth-round draft pick praising Lin for his influence.
Young showed his support for Lin in the summer of 2019 when it became clear that the former Linsanity star was being overlooked in NBA free agency after leaving the Raptors. Lin told fans in Taiwan that he felt “in some ways, the NBA has given up on me”.
“Me having JLin7 as one of my Vets, I’ll tell you I’ll ALWAYS be a fan of him!!” Young wrote on Twitter. “Dude can HOOOOP, But is never selfish, it’s always about others and the Team First … The real ones know Bro!! I’ll always have your back … You not done yet.”

Me having @JLin7 as one of my Vets, I’ll tell you I’ll ALWAYS be a fan of him!! Dude can HOOOOP, But is never selfish, it’s always about others and the Team First... The real ones know Bro!! I’ll always have your back... You not done yet #LINSANITY https://t.co/F07NAnuXIt
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) July 28, 2019

Later that summer, Lin ended up moving to Beijing to play with the Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association where he spent the coronavirus-impacted 2019-20 season, taking the team to the play-offs.
Lin returned after the season finished to chase another NBA contract, starring in the G League for the Santa Cruz Warriors but once again being overlooked for a contract.
Earlier this month, Lin announced that he would return to Beijing for next season.
‘I’m back’ – Jeremy Lin returns to China with Beijing Ducks
However, CBA teams have discussed playing the first part of the 2021-22 season without foreigners. Lin, who also has a Taiwanese passport, may still be able to join the Ducks ahead of the season start.
Young had predicted that he and Lin would get on before the veteran arrived.
“From what I’ve heard, he’s going to be a great mentor for me,” Young said of Lin in an August 2018 interview with The Athletic. “We’ve been talking. He’s a good dude. He’s been through the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. He’s seen it all, so I’m looking forward to picking his brain.”
Game two of the Eastern Conference Finals is on Friday night in Milwaukee.


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NBA champion praises former team after beating Milwaukee Bucks in play-offs, ‘especially after what the city went through earlier this year’
Lin, who has re-signed for Beijing Ducks in CBA, has a fan in Atlanta star Trae Young



NBA champion praises former team after beating Milwaukee Bucks in play-offs, ‘especially after what the city went through earlier this year’.


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Jeremy Lin says Atlanta Hawks ‘one of best NBA stories in years’ after Milwaukee Bucks win

NBA champion praises former team after beating Milwaukee Bucks in play-offs, ‘especially after what the city went through earlier this year’ Lin, who has re-signed for Beijing Ducks in CBA, has a fan in Atlanta star Trae Young

NBA champion praises former team after beating Milwaukee Bucks in play-offs, ‘especially after what the city went through earlier this year’

Lin, who has re-signed for Beijing Ducks in CBA, has a fan in Atlanta star Trae Young