NBA Security Staff Still Don't Recognize Jeremy Lin, Continually Ask for His Credential

Granted, there aren’t many players of Asian descent in the NBA, and it’s not like Jeremy Lin is 6-foot-10, but still: Come on, guys.

In a Q&A with the New York Post, Lin (who is now a Brooklyn Net) said that despite having played in the NBA for six seasons, including a year in which he became a global phenomenon with a nickname and everything, Jeremy Lin still gets stopped and asked for credentials as he walks into NBA arenas with his teammates.

"I still get stopped when I try to go through away arenas and stuff, and I’m walking with my teammates, and obviously none of them are Asian but I’m the only one that gets stopped, and they ask for my credentials, stuff like that. “Hey, we need your credentials,” or “Are you part of the team?” Stuff like that. But I really don’t let it affect me. … I’m so used to it now. It doesn’t bother me."

Lin averaged 11.7 points and 4.4 assists per game for the Charlotte Hornets last season while not exactly trying to blend into a crowd.