While Monday’s game against the Chicago Bulls marks the end of Charlotte’s four-game homestand, it will be the start of something else as the Chinese New Year will officially begin on February 8, 2016. As the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, Hornets guard Jeremy Lin is happy to see a bit of his culture continuing to be commemorated by the NBA.
Chinese New Year is an annual celebration of the lunisolar Chinese calendar that generally runs from the evening prior to the first day until the Lunar Festival, which takes place on the 15th calendar day of the first month.