Jeremy Lin was recently recruited by the Charlotte Hornets, a move that was met with strong acceptance by most fans of the team. And while people are patiently waiting to see how the player’s addition to the team is going to affect their overall performance, there have been reports of a slightly embarrassing moment for Lin that occurred recently due to minor miscommunication. In the end though, there were no hard feelings from anyone, from what we can tell.
The situation was that the security for the Hornets didn’t recognize Lin as a player on the team, and they refused to let him inside the Hornets arena upon his first arrival there. That’s what the player claimed happened in a post he made on his Twitter account, and the post has been gaining a lot of traction in various online communities as many players apparently found the situation quite humorous.
Lin himself sounded pretty amused in his tweet and he didn’t seem to be annoyed by the situation, more puzzled that this could happen. Apparently, when he tried explaining that he’s part of a team, he was met with a question about what team he actually plays on. Lin then made the post on Twitter but there have been no further comments on the situation from anyone involved.
What’s particularly funny about this situation for people who have been following Lin’s career more closely, is that this is not the first time he’s been involved in an incident like this. A few years ago there was a documentary about him in which we heard a similar story, so it looks like this kind of luck has been chasing him for quite some time now.
But in the end, the player sees it as funny and not something to be angry over, and it looks like it might become a running joke about him as time goes on. How long will he have to play for before people start recognizing him properly? It would be funny if this kind of thing keeps repeating for a few more years in the future too, although at some point the player will have definitely built up enough prominence in order to get the recognition that he deserves.
It’s already been five seasons for the player though, so it’s probably about time for the people involved in the sport to start recognizing him more easily. He has a strong fan base who keep supporting him all the time so he definitely doesn’t lack any presence among the crowds of NBA lovers.
Meanwhile, fans have been discussing the move to add him to the Hornets, and there has been some minor division among NBA fans regarding the situation. For most people, it was definitely a winning move by the team and something that a lot of people expect to have positive effects on their performance in the long run. On the other, a small vocal minority have been expressing their doubts.
It’s hard to predict how things are going to develop, but it’s true that Jeremy Lin is a great player with a solid history in the sport and he should be able to contribute a lot to the team. Hopefully we’re going to be hearing about him in a more positive light in the future, although from the looks of it, this kind of story is also something positive for his fans to hear.