Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he’s Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same praise.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. • Taking a swipe at the “Linsanity” that’s cropped up in the past week, when NBA player Jeremy Lin, one of the few Asian-American players the league has ever head (he’s Taiwanese), had a bout of overnight success. Mayweather, as you might guess, faced criticism for his comments, which he later defended: ”Other countries get to support/cheer their athletes and everything is fine,” he said. “As soon as I support black American athletes, I get criticized.” Seems like someone might’ve missed the point. (via shortformblog)

A guy who gets punched in the head for a living said something stupid. Stunned.

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Source: CNN

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  3. pol102 said: Mayweather may have a point. But by breaking records, Lin is clearly *not* doing what anyone else does “every night.”
  4. bohemigreentea said: breaking records clearly means other players aren’t doing what he did every night. Please, don’t insert a race issue where there isn’t one…ignorance.
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    Actually Floyd, no. No...has done before. He may not be able
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  10. solairebee said: Hello? Ivy Leaguer NBA player? And the fact that he hasn’t been noticed up til now.
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