New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin issued the request in a post-game interview after starring in his team 's dramatic 104-97 win over defending NBA champions , the Dallas Mavericks . The U.S.-born star 's rise from obscurity has captivated China , mainland China . Not since Lin has a basketball player of Chinese roots sparked so much interest . Only last month Lin had posted on Facebook that he was mistaken for a trainer . Lin accepts Houston Rockets 's apology for repeated incidents of an ethnic slur .
The U.S.-born star 's rise from obscurity has captivated China , mainland China . Not since Lin has a basketball player of Chinese roots sparked so much interest . Only last month Lin had posted on Facebook that he was mistaken for a trainer . Lin accepts Houston Rockets 's apology for repeated incidents of an ethnic slur .