Charlie Baker, the next leader of the largest college sports governing body in the country, is stepping into a hornet’s nest of a job that will likely tap every political skill in his bag.

China's professional basketball league has fined former NBA star Jeremy Lin for making “inappropriate remarks” about quarantine facilities for his Chinese team.

FILE - In this March 28, 2019, file photo, Toronto Raptors' Jeremy Lin stands on the court during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in New York. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will support G League guard Lin and is hopeful of an investigation into what discriminatory act caused Lin to speak out about racism facing Asian Americans. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)SAN FRANCISCO – Warriors G League guard Jeremy Lin shared on social media that he experienced an act of racism on the court. Golden State coach Steve Kerr said he will support Lin and denounced any discriminatory act that caused Lin to speak out about racism targeting Asian Americans. Being a 9-year NBA veteran doesn’t protect me from being called ‘coronavirus’ on the court,” Lin wrote.

For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. Hes one of the former NBA players in the G League bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida this month, as part of the Santa Cruz Warriors. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)For the G League Ignite, it was a beginning. On Feb. 10, 2021, he had 18 points for Santa Cruz — and had no complaints. “Can’t wait for the next game.”The 18 teams in the G League bubble will all play 15 games in the regular season.

Beasley and Lin are two of the former NBA players who have signed with the G League this season, with games to be played inside a bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)The G League will crown its 2021 champion in a bubble, just as the NBA did last season. Plans were announced Friday for the G League season, which will be condensed and played at the Walt Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Former NBA players who have signed with the G League in recent weeks include 2008 No. “We look forward to our eventual return to G League basketball.

Jeremy Lin #17 of the Toronto Raptors celebrates the team's win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 to win the 2019 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 13, 2019, in Oakland, California. (CNN) - Jeremy Lin, who became the first Asian-American player to win an NBA title while playing for the Toronto Raptors last season, says he is struggling as a free agent. The player just wrapped his ninth season in the NBA, with the Raptors after he was traded from the Atlanta Hawks. The Harvard grad has jumped from team to team throughout his pro basketball career, playing for eight franchises so far. Lin averaged about 3.4 minutes in the 2018-19 playoffs and only played one minute during the NBA Finals.