Lin has battled a strained left hamstring almost all season and has been limited to 12 games in his first season with the Nets.

The giveaway Sunday against the Houston Rockets was part of the team’s celebration of Taiwanese culture. Lin was the NBA’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese decent.

Told about the bobblehead, Houston coach Mike D’Antoni, who coached Lin in New York, asked: ”With the hairdo? So you can change the hair any way you want it?”

Lin, who has frequently changed his hairstyles, is depicted in braids in the bobblehead, as he wore about the time the Nets signed him over the summer.

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The NBA’s first American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, Lin tweeted about the encounter Saturday afternoon: ”Went to the Hornets arena for 1st time and tried convincing security im a player. She said, `what team?!?”’

He also added a hashtag with the word ”literally.”

Hornets spokesmen didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

The 6-foot-3 Lin signed with the Hornets in July.

Lin played at Harvard and went undrafted before making a name for himself during the second half of the 2012 season with the Knicks. His knack for hitting big shots and double-figure scoring average sparked the term ”Linsanity.”

His playing time and production decreased during stints with the Lakers and Rockets.

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