NBA star Jeremy Lin is 'stopped from boarding the Raptors' team bus by a Bucks security guard who didn't believe he was on the team'
- During a recent radio interview, Jeremy Lin said he was stopped from boarding the Raptors' team bus after Game 2 of the Conference Finals in Milwaukee
- As the 30-year-old Lin explained: 'One of the dudes in the Milwaukee Arena just screams at me: "Where do you think you're going?"'
- A nine-year NBA veteran, Lin said this happens to him regularly at league arenas
- The same thing happened to Hall of Famer Jerry West at the 2018 summer league, when a security guard asked the Lakers legend to move along
- The security guard was wearing an NBA pin adorned with West's silhouette
A Milwaukee Bucks security guard refused to believe Jeremy Lin was a member of the Toronto Raptors after Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals
Nine-year NBA veteran Jeremy Lin is recognized everywhere from New York to his parents' native Taiwan, but one Milwaukee security guard still refused to believe the 6foot2 guard was a member of the Toronto Raptors.
As he recently told the Bill Michaels Sports Talk Network, Lin was stopped by Fiserv Forum security as he tried to board the Raptors' bus following the team's Game 2 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Admittedly, the 30-year-old Lin did not have any identification on him.
'After game two in Milwaukee, I was trying to get to the team bus and one of the dudes in the Milwaukee Arena just screams at me,' Lin explained, as quoted by the South China Morning Post. 'He's like, "Where do you think you're going?!" And I'm like, "Uh, I'm trying to get to the team bus." He's like, "What? Where's your pass?"
'"I don't know what you're taking about. I don't have a pass" This happens in a lot of arenas, so I just kind of go with the flow.'
Despite his experience, Jeremy Lin (left) is averaging only 3.7 minutes a game in the playoffs as Raptors coach Nick Nurse has primarily relied on Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet at point guard
Lin had a similar experience in 2015 after signing with the Charlotte Hornets.
'Went to the Hornets arena for first time and tried convincing security I'm a player,' he tweeted in September of 2015. 'She said, 'What team?!?' lollll.'
Lin's Raptors beat the Bucks in Saturday's Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, who actually signed the former Harvard star as an undrafted rookie in 2010.
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He was later cut, picked up by the Houston Rockets, and waived again before landing in New York, where he became an international sensation for the Knicks in 2012.
After injuries forced him into action in early February, Lin led the injury-raved Knicks – losers of 11 of their previous 13 games – on a seven-game winning streak while averaging 20 points a game and earning the nickname 'Linsanity.'
A knee injury ultimately derailed Lin's breakout season that March, and he has struggled to stay healthy over the last seven seasons.
After four impressive seasons at Harvard, Lin went undrafted in 2010 before signing a deal with the Golden State Warriors. Later Lin became an international sensation playing for New York in 2012. After injuries forced him into action in early February, Lin led the injury-raved Knicks – losers of 11 of their previous 13 games – on a seven-game winning streak while averaging 20 points a game and earning the nickname 'Linsanity'
Lakers legend Jerry West was reportedly stopped by security at the Las Vegas Summer League, which is remarkable, considering that West's silhouette was used for the NBA logo
Jerry West's silhouette was used in the NBA's logo, but that didn't stop a summer league security guard from stopping the Los Angeles Lakers legend
Nevertheless, Lin has enjoyed a productive career over stints with Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Atlanta Hawks before taking a buyout and signing with the Raptors in February. Over his nine NBA seasons, Lin has averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists a game while hitting over 80 percent of his free throws.
Despite his experience, Lin is averaging only 3.7 minutes a game in the playoffs as Raptors coach Nick Nurse has primarily relied on Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet at point guard.
Lin is not the first NBA player to be confused for spectator.
Lakers legend Jerry West was reportedly stopped by security at the Las Vegas Summer League, which is remarkable, considering that West's silhouette was used for the NBA logo.
'Security in Vegas is tough,' wrote Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press in July of 2018. 'They just asked a guy to move back out of a walkway near the court. The guy: Jerry West. Security guy is WEARING A PIN THAT IS THE LOGO THAT IS JERRY WEST AND ASKED JERRY WEST TO MOVE.'
After agreeing to a buyout with the Hawks, Jeremy Lin signed with the Raptors in February
- Security guard stops Jeremy Lin from boarding bus in Milwaukee ... but he’s delighted Raptors are in NBA Finals | South China Morning Post
- Tim Reynolds on Twitter: "Security in Vegas is tough. They just asked a guy to move back out of a walkway near the court. The guy: Jerry West. Security guy is WEARING A PIN THAT IS THE LOGO THAT IS JERRY WEST AND ASKED JERRY WEST TO MOVE."
