Jeremy Lin And His Brother Faced Off In A Basketball Match And Their Mom Showed Her Support In The Best Way
“Everyone’s a winner tonight!” the brothers’ mom, Shirley Lin, said.
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On Tuesday Feb. 28, Taiwanese American former NBA player Jeremy Lin and his younger brother, Joseph Lin, went head-to-head for the first time in the Taiwanese men’s professional basketball league, leading the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers and New Taipei Kings teams respectively.
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Taiwanese P.LEAGUE+ (PLG) fans had been looking forward to the Lin brothers’ face-off game since Jeremy Lin signed with the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers in January 2023, bringing fresh hope to the bottom-placed team.
The brothers’ mom, Shirley Lin, showed up to the game in a special half-and-half jersey to support both of her sons.
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“Everyone’s a winner tonight! All the staff members, the media, the team, the players, the vendors and the fans are winners. I hope everyone enjoys the game and feels enthusiastic,” Shirley Lin told Taiwanese outlet ETtoday.
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“I have mixed feelings. [My sons] had been on the same team since young and rarely played against each other. I can’t remember the last time they faced off,” she added.
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During the match, Jeremy Lin scored 23 points and recorded seven rebounds and six assists, but the match still ended up with Joseph Lin’s team, the Kings’ 101-88 home win.
After the game, Jeremy Lin took the chance to praise his little brother when asked to comment on his performance.
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“I feel he’s very underrated as a pro baller these past years, I think many people do not see his greatness,” Jeremy Lin said, according to CNA.
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“Joseph is such a model player in every aspect, he is so unselfish that he sacrificed [his own statistics] to help his teammates flourish,” he added.
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The Steelers and the Kings will not face off again until the next game on April 16.