Golden State Warriors’ player Jeremy Lin, a Harvard graduate of Chinese decent, is the NBA’s first Asian American player as well as a big fan of eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) belt against Shane Mosley on May 7 in an HBO pay per view event that is being promoted by Top Rank Promotions. Pacquiao also holds the WBC’s junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.