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    Jeremy Lin makes privacy plea for Taiwan relatives

    AFP News – Mon, Feb 20, 2012

    National Basketball Association star Jeremy Lin made a public plea for reporters in Taiwan to respect the privacy of his family members there.

    Lin's fairy-tale run, and the media storm that has accompanied it, has had an affect on those in his ancestral homelands.

    The US-born Lin is the son of Taiwanese immigrants and his maternal grandmother is from mainland China.

    "One special request I have is for the media in Taiwan to kind of give them their space because they can't go to work without being bombarded and people following them," said Lin, following the Knicks 104-97 win over defending NBA champion Dallas on Sunday.

    "I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. Hopefully this will get back to everybody because they need to live their lives."

    Lin also talked about an apology he received from US broadcasting giant ESPN which posted an anti-Asian slur in a headline on its mobile website following Friday's Knicks game.

    "ESPN has apologized," Lin said. "I don't think it was on purpose. From my end, I don't care anymore. You have to learn to forgive. I don't even think that was intentional. Hopefully not."

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    22 comments

    • Sarah
      Sarah  •  Quezon City, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      what a dumb title when you see this in the homepage.. you're making the impression that Lin is being rude on this.. cmon!
    • LOL everyone
      LOL everyone  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Jeremy, you & your family should think about migrating to a place that you will not be hunted down by those hungry reporters. They are scavengers by nature
      • BC BP SCYP M-onekia
        BC BP SCYP M-onekia 3 months ago
        Former US president George Bush said "you can run, but you cannot hide"

        It is very true. The world has been populated by the white people when the Chinese civilization lost to Western civilzation miserably in the 19 century. There is no where for the yellow peril can hide. Your descendent will enjoy the fruit when the Chinese civilization get better of the west in their 3rd encounter after 21st century.

        Meanwhilte stop your disparaging slur you hurl at your Chinese cousins from China first.
    • Mang Imbestigador
      Mang Imbestigador  •  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  •  3 months ago
      Win an NBA CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST AND BE AND MVP FIRST!!!
    • Chronotee
      Chronotee  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      reporters in taiwan are like nerds who know wants computer knowledge so much, they want news so much... hey i think they fit into the nerdy season joke too.
      • Chronotee
        Chronotee 3 months ago
        ah lin said something nice...they don't respect other's privacy
    • Adam
      Adam  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      YA ! Leave his family alone. He just wants to play basketball. Dear Jeremy, welcome to the world of idol worship.
    • bencura
      bencura  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Those scavenging Taiawan reporters are just greedy. This is what I call check-book journalism. Trying to get stories where-ever they can, whip it up and make money.
    • JOKER
      JOKER  •  3 months ago
      stop taking credit Taiwan. the boy's had more burgers than Taiwan sausage in his life.
    • Remy
      Remy  •  3 months ago
      WOW :D AMAZING :b
    • me
      me  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      YOU ARE A GREAT PLAYER... BUT WHAT AMAZED ME ARE THE WORDS IN TIME YOU SPEAK... WELL DONE BRO.. KEEP SHINING FOR HIS GLORY. :)
    • JustCurious
      JustCurious  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Lin is a gentleman! His parents made him that way...good job parents of J Lin.
      • viv
        viv 3 months ago
        i think God made him that way
    • Kungfu Panda
      Kungfu Panda  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      A very humble and honest young sportsman. A credit to the sports and his family. Cheers!!
    • Genjo Sanzo
      Genjo Sanzo  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      A true gentleman !!!
      Learn to forgive & forget.
    • daredevil
      daredevil  •  Dubai, United Arab Emirates  •  3 months ago
      Idol...
    • Rick Astley troll
      Rick Astley troll  •  3 months ago
      Come to singaopre!!! everyone too busy complaining, noone will notice you :):):)
      • BC BP SCYP M-onekia
        BC BP SCYP M-onekia 3 months ago
        Of couse! no body will notice him. He would be just one of the dead meat roaming the street of Singapore. The sport management in Singapore will only use the player to glorify themself.

        For example, when the football team win. Their management will celebrate and credit themself for deploying superb game strategies. When the team lost, the management will blame the players for not up to standard. That why Singaore football get no where.
    • Devil at Work
      Devil at Work  •  3 months ago
      shdn't the reporters be harassing Lin in America then his family in Taiwan ?
      • Unicorn
        Unicorn 3 months ago
        Reporters come in 2 sets. American reporters harass him in the States. Taiwanese reporters kaypo his relatives in Taiwan. Reporters everywhere the same loh.
      • BC BP SCYP M-onekia
        BC BP SCYP M-onekia 3 months ago
        It will make a difference for what the Taiwan reporters did. Did they self-deprecate and self-abnegate to try to gain acceptance by the white or by the ruthless Japanese. I think Taiwan would like to association with Japan more than the descendent of their ancestor. There is a saying, respect yourself first before other respect you.
    • William T
      William T  •  3 months ago
      Jeremy, sorry...fame and fortune doesn't come without a price. Reporters will go where the story is. Anyway, it's the people who buy the newspapers and click on the online media who are ultimately responsible. The reports won't hound people no one is interested in.
    • Unicorn
      Unicorn  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Jeremy, rich and fame come at a price..... U and your family's privacy is sacrificed. It's like that one, get use to it, no choice.....
    • Kimberly
      Kimberly  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  3 months ago
      he is taiwanese because his parents are from taiwan...
    • Swan
      Swan  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      Harvard graduate ? Many years back, Harvard students must be born again Christian and must memorise Romans 8 of hte Bible as part of their syallbus. Now it's scraped. America not more " in God I trust" but "in Gold $ I trust". It has deteriorated since and the US$ is becoming valueless as the days passed.
    • See Kok Henry
      See Kok Henry  •  Singapore, Singapore  •  3 months ago
      "Lin's fairy-tale run, and the media storm that has accompanied it, has had an affect on those in his ancestral homelands.
      The US-born Lin is the son of Taiwanese immigrants and his maternal grandmother is from mainland China".
      Only that his maternal grandmother is from mainland China?.
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