Jeremy Lin (林書豪), the first American-born NBA player of Taiwanese descent, has not authorized or agreed to the publication of any book in Taiwan about his life story, a local law firm said.
Formosa Transitional Attorneys at Law issued the statement on Friday at Lin’s behest amid reports that many publishers, including some in Taiwan, are rushing to publish books about his meteoric rise from obscurity to one of the NBA’s biggest stories this season.
The law firm said the New York Knicks point guard is afraid that Taiwanese publishers might promote their publications as authorized biographies that have his stamp of approval.
Lin has said he does not want to see Taiwanese readers misled into thinking that any books on sale have been authorized by him, the statement added.
The 23-year-old Harvard economics graduate came off the Knicks bench last month, after being cut by two other clubs, to put in the best performance of any NBA player in his first 10 starts since 1976. After leading the Knicks on a seven-game winning streak last month, Lin became New York’s latest sensation.
Riding the “Linsanity” craze, Taipei-based China Times Publishing yesterday released a book about Lin’s rise to stardom.
The 144-page book, titled Lincredible 17, contains more than 100 photos and is divided into 12 sections covering Lin’s professional and personal life.
The publishing firm said Lin’s statement did not change its plan to publish the book and it added that all the photos the book contains have been acquired legally.
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