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It is not clear how long the ethnic
Chinese-American Lin will play for the Beijing Ducks. The team
said that after the Chinese Basketball Association's approval of
his registration Lin could play for Beijing in the Chinese
league.
A basketball player with Taiwanese parents, Lin became something
of an idol in China following his phenomenal "Linsanity"
explosion, as the country looks to find a replacement after Yao
Ming's retirement.
Lin recently gave a sermon at a church in which he broke down in
tears as he shared his struggles to survive in the NBA,
following an injury in 2017 that left his career on the brink.
Beijing Ducks, a three-time CBA champion, last lifted the
jade-vessel-shaped trophy in 2015 with the help of former Knicks
player Stephon Marbury, who later won a green card in China.
(Reporting by Pei Li and Brenda Goh; Editing by Clarence
Fernandez)
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