According to reports, the NBA G-League has identified the player accused of calling Jeremy Lin "coronavirus" during a recent game.
Shams Charania of The Athletic tweeted a statement from the G-League on Friday regarding the matter. Despite identifying the player, the league does not plan to publicy disclose that information.
"We're handling this matter internally, a decision supported by Jeremy Lin," the statement read. "Lin has met with the player to discuss the escalating racism and violence toward Asian Americans, and the player understands the impact that hearing this comment had on Lin."
Jeremy Lin took to Twitter after the news broke and wrote, "I know this will disappoint some of you but I'm not naming or shaming anyone."
"What good does it do in this situation for someone to be torn down? It doesn't make my community safer or solve any of our long-term problems with racism... Fighting ignorance with ignorance will get us nowhere. Sharing our own pain by painting another group of people with stereotypes is NOT the way," he continued.
"Listen to the voices that are teaching us how to be anti-racist towards ALL people," Lin added. "Hear other stories, expand your perspective. I believe this generation can be different. But we will need empathy and solidarity to get us there."
Source: bleacherreport.com
