After the Knicks beat the Lakers on Friday night, Jeremy Lin said in his post-game news conference the following:

“I talk to Yao after every game. He’s taken me out to eat every time we’re in the same city. He’s obviously a role model and a big brother and mentor to me. We keep in touch all the time.”

See the photos below of Yao and Jeremy together that I personally took back in July of 2010 when they met for the first time during the Yao Foundation Charity Tour stop in Taipei.

He states this at the 3:23 mark in the post-game video below. It’s also interesting at the 5:30 mark when he talks about how great of a player that Jared Jeffries is, who I personally thought had alot to offer when he was with the Rockets, but the Rockets wrote-off for some reason and gave up on him (sound familiar?…Lin, Jeffries, and Steve Novak, who are all playing well for the Knicks now).

Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin meet for the first time before the charity game in Taipei, Taiwan (7/28/10). Check out this video of coverage of Jeremy’s appearance in that charity game and how big of a deal it was in Taiwan, even back then.

Yao poses for a photo with Jeremy Lin and his family.

Jeremy Lin seemed to get more questions from the Taiwan press than Yao Ming, Bill Duffy, or any of the Taiwanese players or coaches combined.

Click here for the complete blog post from when these photos were taken back in July of 2010.

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