Jeremy Lin attempts to shoot during the 2019-20 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) All-Star game in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Jan 12, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Beijing Ducks guard Jeremy Lin offered words of encouragement on a video he posted on Monday of his visit to the Great Wall of China.

The point guard said that he spent a three-day break on the Wall.

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"I learned more about our tininess before the splendid history and culture," he said on his Weibo social media account.

"The (COVID-19) virus made people suffer, but I believe as long as we stay together and spread the love among each other, we will become stronger."

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Lin joined the Ducks in the summer of 2019. He help the team to finish sixth in the 20-team league before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of competitive sport in China.