How ESPN published “Chink in the Armor” Jeremy Lin headline & what’s happened since

Jason Fry @ Poynter - TV / Radio - on 21/2/12
by Jason Fry Published Feb. 21, 2012 4:06 pm Updated Feb. 21, 2012 4:33 pm The rise of Jeremy Lin Loading... , the New York Knicks’ Asian-American star, has been one of 2012’s feel...
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The rise of Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ Asian-American star, has been one of 2012’s feel-good sports stories. But it’s come with an unwelcome undercurrent: racial references by fans, columnists and TV personalities that have ranged from innocent-but-cringe-worthy to… Read more.

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Jeremy Lin, Rob King, ESPN, MSG Network, Walt Frazier, Jason Whitlock, Max Bretos, ESPN Radio, Rob King, ESPNEWS, New York Post, Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless

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