Hoodie raised high, ballcap tugged low, mouth and nose hidden behind an N95 mask, Jeremy Lin strode incognito through the Beijing airport concourse. Or so he assumed. As he neared immigration on March 19, fresh off a flight from Los Angeles, heading to rejoin the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks after nearly two months of hiatus due to the coronavirus, the former NBA guard was flagged down by an employee in a white hazmat suit, stationed to ensure travelers received proper medical checks before entering the country. “Man, he could barely see my face, and he still recognized me,” Lin says, sounding slightly impressed.
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