ESPN Takes Action Against Pair For Comments About Knicks Star Jeremy Lin sorry for offensive headline on story Headline Causes Firing of Employee fires employee seen online apologizes over racial slur racist to dismissed after 'offensive' / fired Apologizes Fires Over Knicks’ Reference

ESPN fires writer of offensive headline about Jeremy Lin ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin and suspended an anchor who used the same ethnic slur, the sports network said Sunday. ESPN fires employee over racist Jeremy Lin headline LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (TheWrap.com) - ESPN has fired one employee and suspended another for using the same racist word in connection to New York Knicks' guard Jeremy Lin. In both cases, an employee used the word "chink" in reference to Lin, a Palo Alto, California, native of Chinese descent. "We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin," ESPN wrote. "His accomplishments are a source of great pride ... Jeremy Lin Says ESPN's Offensive References Weren't Intentional Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks said he doesn't think the "offensive and inappropriate" comments made about him on ESPN were intentional. ESPN fires employee for offensive Jeremy Lin headline; "SNL" weighs in (video) ESPN took swift action, firing one employee and placing another on probation because of an ethnic slur that embarrassed the network. But "Saturday Night Live" was faster, satirizing the conversation that has surrounded the meteoric rise of the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, the NBA's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. A Harvard graduate who was undrafted, his success has ... ESPN fires employee for headline on Jeremy Lin ESPN fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline about Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. The headline Friday on ESPN's mobile website was used for a story about a New York loss in which Lin had nine turnovers. The headline was an idiom that contains a word that also can be used as a slur against Chinese. Jeremy Lin and ESPN: Network rushes to quell furor over 'chink' comments Jeremy Lin and ESPN: The network scrambles to quiet an outcry after the word "chink" was used on three separate occasions when discussing Knicks player Jeremy Lin. ESPN Apologizes for Jeremy Lin Headline with Racial Slur (Video) Aaron Couch This is the second time in less than a week the network has apologized for its coverage of the breakout NBA player. read more NBA roundup: ESPN fires employee for headline about Jeremy Lin ESPN fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline about New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN sorry for offensive Jeremy Lin headline Apologizes for racial slur in story about Knicks player posted on its mobile website ESPN fires employee responsible for Jeremy Lin headline ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.
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