What ACTUALLY Happened to Every Asian Player in NBA History? 

we don't have that problem now. today, even lebron James can be identified as an Asian, and get all the endorsement deal in china.

Lin was good for the NBA. Just look at that game winner he shot in Toronto. The crowd cheered for an away player hitting the game winner lol. He had so many fans behind him.

Yo starting the vid off with “Not know for their athleticism” in reference to Asians is wild af. Like you know they fucking do karate, judo and all sorts of martial arts that involve athleticism. TF. Lol

It still baffles me how Jeremy Lin was the only top 10 player in the G league that didnt not get called up during the 2020-21 season

Lin's game winning shot against the Raptors is something that will forever be locked into my memory. It felt so unreal seeing an Asian guy be trusted with such an important shot and nailing it. And then seeing him getting all of the love from his team, and the fans, it hasn't been seen again.

In Houston there’s a ginormous Asian population but one of my friends, his dad, who is literally from China, who never watched the Rockets never like the Rockets instantly became a fan of the Rockets, as soon as he saw the beast from the far east yao was treated like a god in Houston

All in their prime, can this all-asian team make a noise? C - Yao Ming PF - Rui Hachimura SF - Yuta Watanabe SG - Jordan Clarkson PG - Jeremy Lin

Linsanity was goated 🥵

Damn Shaq looks small sitting next to Yao

Great informative video mate, you got a new sub. Go Asian players!

I'm from NY, Linsanity was no joke we loved him over here. However he had the bad luck of having one of the biggest ball hogs Carmelo on his team. Carmelo thought it was his team and you could see he struggled watching Lin lead the Knicks in his absence, I think he was resentful of the excitement that Lin was generating. I really feel like if Carmelo was ok sharing the spotlight with Lin it would have been great for the Knicks and amazing for Lin's career.

Great vid man! I didn’t know a lot of these guys and I pride myself in roster knowledge. I love learning new hoop info!

Yao was a rare 7 foot plus player who actually had skills and talent most of them just bank on being tall too bad his inquiries and lack of mobility limited him

It's a shame the injury bug bit yao

It’s sad to think that Jeremy Lin could’ve been a big star if the Knicks actually gave home a chance

Imagine having expectations of being an NBA player, as being enough pressure, then add onto that the expectations of a whole country as you play & have to preform. Gotta be very very tough.

I was at that Ha Sueng Jin game against the Lakers. Back then if the Trail Blazers scored 100 points they gave out free taco bell chalupa coupons to everyone. He barely played even for a bad blazers team. He made the 100 point basket and the crowd went crazy. The blazers would go on to win and at the end Rueben Patterson ripped his shirt in half Hulk Hogan style. One of my favorite blazer memories.

A few things with the "Asian" players: 1. When mentioning Jalen Green, I could also think of Corey Gaines and Robert Swift, both quarter Japanese with grandmother being Japanese, and if going by representing country of the partial ancestor, Kyle Anderson is in the mix. 2. Even as an Asian (quarter German-American, rest Japanese) guy myself, I'd hold of those who are mixed, and think of players that look like Yao, Yi, Linsanity, and Yuta Watanabe first. It's not that I don't consider the mixed Asian players Asian, but it's the generalization and stereotypes that comes with people that look like Yao/Yuta/Jeremy in the western media (orchestra, smart at math and good grades, unlinked to athletics, etc). 3. And there's also Middle East/India (also Asians) players in Hamed Haddadi, Satnam Singh, Sim Bhullar too. I forget that the area is also Asia. As a fan, I just hope someone that look like Yao (or full Middle Eastern Asian player) not only gets a mix tape from high school level, but some hype to be a legit lottery pick in a near future - because it has been some time.

Dope video. Can you do one on Latino players?

I truly believe Lin could still be a backup point guard in the nba League right now.

You forgot Hamed Haddadi

It might've been better to mention JC and Green a little bit later in the video knowing that filipinos are waiting for them. I love what u did with lin, but maybe you could've also waited a bit before mentioning those 2 filipino players. Just a small insight as a social media marketer. Overall, great video!

Jeremy Lin waving off Kobe to shoot the last shot instead of passing it to Kobe, that was legendary.

I think part-Asian players who grew up in the US should be in a separate category. The sad truth is that what makes Asian NBA players noteworthy is because of overcoming obstacles in their basketball path related to culture and/or prejudices based on their Asian appearances. Some of the part-Asian players listed here grew up in a pre-dominantly American culture and do not look Asian at all. That's a significant difference compared to the Asian players who had to fight uphill battles against one or both of those factors to get on their HS roster, get scholarship offers, get NBA attention, get NBA mins and get some NBA team to be willing to invest time in their development. Good example of how Asian looks can hold you back in the basketball world is Jeremy Lin being the captain of his state champ HS team who upset powerhouse Mater Dei in the state finals and was named Northern California player of the year yet didn't get a single college scholarship offer. I wouldn't expect UCLA or Duke to call on him at that time but not even a mid-tier D1 school or even a D2 school?

Jeremy Lin’ parents are from Taiwan. Now, he is in Taiwan playing basketball.

Where is Kyle Anderson who literally played for the CN national team recently

Isn't Jalen Green technically an Asian player?? Hes the same amount of Asian as Jordan Clarkson/Jaylin Williams 😂😂

I saw that game with Shaq gettin blocked 3x.😂😂😂😂

As far as China goes I hear the culture and organization of amateur/pro ball isn't conducive to producing NBA prospects. There's such a large population tho and the passion is there that if they ever found incentive to change that up we'd see a lot more of them in the league.

Kyle Anderson is part Asian too. He is part Chinese from her mother's side.

2:15 I LOVE seeing Velottde Divac get dunked on!!

Wasn't there Mengkebaatar, an Inner Mongolian player from China who played for the Spurs?

Wang zhi zhi had a nice jumper…that was my guy on Dallas 😮‍💨💨

Imagine checking out a video about Katherine Johnson and having it start out, "Not usually known for their intelligence, there have only been a few black scientists." LOL

I'm getting all their rookie cards now

Jordan Clarkson, Rui H., J. Green are d TOP most active best Asian out there playing & still compete.... But still hands down to J Lin & Yao for putting Asian Basketball noticed to the world...Maybe someday Asian athletes could be d number 1 power house ranking in the world...Also don't forget Billy Ray Bates in d 80's

Great video but you forgot Kyle Anderson.

Video expectation: Jeremy Lin Reality: Filipino Americans are having productive careers in the NBA

Mahalo for sharing

You forgot Hamed Haddadi. He should be mentioned in this video

I was born in Seattle, where I grew ujp. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Mengke Bateer was long my favorite NBA Championship-winning Asian players. Then there was Sun Yue of the Lakers. But, Jeremy Lin is my favorite Asian NBA Title-Winning player.

great video!!! however, I am not sure if I agree with these mix raced Asian - American players being considered "Asian".... I mean, if these guys just walks down the street, would you know they are Asian?

Should do Australian players next

It’s a shame Lin wasn’t able to recapture Linsanity. But I’m also tired of hearing Knicks fans talk like if we had kept him, we would’ve won a championship. When it came down to it, he just wasn’t that good overall

Nice. Can u do every black player next?

what about HADADI of iran?

I know its hard for Asian player to compete in NBA because of size, I really wish to have more Asian player in the league. I hope there will be more dominant player like now for European players someday.

why you start with that line tf

What avout cam thomas and andray blatche, i know that they arent full asian but they still do have asian blood

Bro what about sim bhullar u know Indian is Asian to right?

you forgot Rony Seikaly ( Beirut, Lebanon ) drafed 9th overall pick by the heat in 1988

When I watch basketball games in China, almost each team there consisted of half of them players were from other ethnicities than their own.

Funny story: I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up, and still live, Japanese-American and male. I have had at least TWO people of ALL of these ethnic backgrounds, when I used to (when I was still young) "trying to be able to touch the rim" (I'm 5'10"): "You're a White man. Athletically, that is." TWO people from all of these groups, called me a "White man, athletically:" White, African-American, Asian, Latino, Native American, Middle-Eastern, and East Indian. When I tried to touch the rim (I could get the bottom of the backboard, in my prime--I can barely get net, at 51 in 2024), people of all races would say, "White men can't jump," or when I'd lay the ball in, they'd say, "The White Man's Dunk!"

Why not Australian and New Zealand players?

How did you miss Kyle Kuzma!?!?! Lol good history lesson tho

Ouch u put Jeremy Lin as China 😭😭 Taiwan for life baby

Lavar Ball was right when he said Jordan Clarkson was 6th man off the bench a few years back

This is not "Every Asian NBA player" I can think of at least 20 Asian NBA players, not YET including Turkey which is in odd situation as they're considered both Asian and European.

How about mengke bateer

Jeremy Lin isn't from China, but actually an American born from Taiwanese parents.

Where Cam Thomas at?

Do hispanic players next!

Selling car insurance

I just like home most of them played for the Rockets 😂

Yow bro you forgot about other Asian players. You only know about China and it's neighboring countries. There's plenty of them you've missed: Hamed Haddadi - Iran Rony Seikaly - Lebanon Norvel Pelle - Lebanon Omri Casspi - Israel Gal Mekel - Israel Mike Holton - Israel T.J. Leaf - Israel Deni Avdija - Israel Enes Kanter - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Ersan Ilyasova - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Hedo Turkoglu - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Mirsad Turkcan - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Omer Asik - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Semih Erden - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Mehmet Okur - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Ibrahim Kutluay - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Furkan Aldemir - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Cedi Osman - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Shane Larkin - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Omer Yurtseven - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Furkan Korkmaz - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Onuralp Bitim - Turkey(Europe/Asia) Alperen Sengun - Turkey(Europe/Asia)

I am from mainland China. Since Yao Ming joined the Rockets, it can be said that the Rockets are the team of all China. The red of the Rockets is always associated with the red of China.

I loved Yao Ming. Bruce Lee would be proud.

i feel like china is always very unlucky , 2 greatest player injured ,first Yao ming then Yi Jianlian which predict will be successor of Yao

Haddadi and Casspi be like 👀

Good video but remember Asia goes all the way to the Mediterranean

How about Ron Harper Jr.?

Do Australian in the NBA next ...

Shaq saw first hand what a difference a few inches of height makes.

You forgot Ronnie Siekly and Sam Bowie.

Roni seikaly left the grp chat

People actin like Jordan Clarkson isnt black is insane to me 😂

Now Mongolian Mike is entering

If they are mixed with black regardless what other race/ethnicity they are considered black. Especially, if they look black. My opinion.

No Andray Blatche? Thought hes a filipino

I'm still wondering why HyunJung Lee (Korean flamethrower out of Davidson) is not in the league.

johnny jhuzang ?

i mean if he only signed a contract with a specific secret organization and sold his so.

Forgot about Lindy Waters

Taiwan ain't China, bro.

sim bhullar?

How about ricardo brown?

Jeremy lins taiwanese and u said it but why th u put china

Yea if they could just practice there way to the nba like the mlb but unfortunately there is a minimum size requirement lol

Can you do Jamaican 🇯🇲 players ..

Don’t forget. Jeremy Lin got a chip with the raptors! 🦖 🏆

Cam Thomas?

I've been watching NBA for a minute now and i did not know Jordan Clarkson was Asian

Lin was Taiwanese born in America. He can either be called from America or Taiwan, not nothing related to China

Isn't Sim Bhullar from India?

Cory Gaines, guard for ucla and Denver nuggets

You forgot about Sim Bhullar

Cam Thomas is from japan

I feel so sorry for these guys because the NBA and NFL is a total sh*tshow.

There’s a number of Eastern block countries NBA players.

Where's Kyle Anderson?