> rip Mayweather because he thought the Lin hype was just because he was asian.

I missed that comment. UNREAL.

In this case we are talking about a kid who didn't get pursued, who wound up playing at Harvard, went undrafted, worked his way onto teams, got cut, the Knicks picked him up, sent him down, came back up, playing in the pressure cooker of NY, and scored the points to put him the company of the NBA greats for the run of 5 or 6 games and turned the Knicks season, and the team energy/attitude around. Plus everytime you hear Lin speak he is great to listen to, humble and likeable. Yeah, the hype is because he is Asian.

For a "professional" outlet like ESPN to put a racial slur in writing is incredibly stupid. To put it in a HEADLINE is so far beyond reproach it is unforgivable.

It's not enough to fire the person who did this. They should hire that person back and fire him again to make a point.

ESPissN basically hates everything New York but this was going too far - I also hope those responsible get fired.

That's what happens when Red Sox fans work at ESPN.

I agree with you Doug that this was clearly intent to take a dig at both New York, and their rising star in Lin. Never would you see these type of racial slurs for any other team that's not New York affiliated.

I think it was a build up since Red Sox had the huge collapse, Giants beat the Patriots again in the Super Bowl, Rangers just beat the Bruins and Knicks Lin stealing attention from struggling Celtics.

So ESPN snapped and made that racist remark. I don't ever remember seeing anti-asian ESPN remarks against DiceK.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AuQzLAthykc1JPzvOWn3Uw28vLYF?slug=ap-knicks-linheadline

ESPN supposedly fires an employee. I don't necessarily believe they did though. I think they just said that.

Dude, Lin is lighting up the Mavericks right now. 10 points and 3 assists in first quarter...

JR Smith hit three 3 pointers already in the 1st. Knicks clicking nicely so far.

Such a nice pickup. it'll be most interesting to see how Melo does.

<I am sure the guy that was fired should have been, but there is no way in Hell this was a decision made by 1 person.....whoever is at the top of the food chain that oversees web content needs to be fired, period.....

Loving this. Too bad all the hype is just because he is Asian ;)

Well at least their original headline of Slanty Eyed Lin Egg Foo Youngs all Over Himself was stopped before it got online..........

LOL!!

With regards to the headline, I still can't believe that there are adults out there that stupid. Do they still teach history in this country?

Could you imagine if that headline were to be written pertaining to other ethnic groups ????...when i saw that headline I could not believe that anyone at that organization could possibly think that was a good idea.

<Another source naming names:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/9093426/Jeremy-Lin-ESPN-suspends-Max-Bretos-and-fires-Anthony-Federico-after-racist-pun.html

By the way, "Chink" is a forbidden word here.

Anthony Federico was sacked for writing a caption reading "A Chink in the Armour" on Friday night, following the Knicks' first loss since Lin joined the team.

Anchor Max Bretos was suspended for 30 days for using the same phrase.

Lin has been the source of numerous jokes and puns since bursting to the attention of the sports-loving public last month with a series of record-breaking games.

As the first player American-born player of Chinese origin in the NBA, he is enormously popular in the United States and Asia, particularly because he was sleeping on his brother's couch as a penniless unknown before getting his big break at the injury-hit Knicks.

Born in California to parents of Chinese origin who moved to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s, Lin went to the prestigious Harvard University, after failing to win a basketball scholarship, the route most professional players take to the top.

At least ESPN did something about this. Knicks anouncer Spero Dedes used the same term on the air before the ESPN headline and it was just brushed aside. Dedes also got a DUI ,which is 10 times worse, this past fall and still has his job. I think anyone charged with a DUI should also be automaticaly charged with attempted murder. It's basically the same thing.