Basketball officials are investigating complaint that Jeremy Lin was named ‘Coronavirus’ in court

Basketball officials are investigating a complaint by hoop star Jeremy Lin that he has been called ‘coronavirus’ as an anti-Asian slur on the court.

Lin, who currently plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors in the NBA’s G League, described the attack on Thursday in a Facebook post condemning the ongoing racism against the Asian-American community.

“As a nine-year NBA veteran, I don’t protect myself from being called ‘coronavirus’ in court,” he wrote.

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

Lin last year condemned Trump’s “anti-Chinese message” for reinforcing “more hatred of Asians.”

Lin did not provide details in the post as to where the verbal abuse took place. He played 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 just so ridiculous and clearly spawned by many people, including our former president, as it relates to the coronavirus coming out of China. It’s just shocking, ”said Kerr.

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

According to a United Nations survey last August, more than 1,800 racist incidents against Asian Americans have been reported in the US in a single eight-week period from March 2020 to May 2020.