So no talk about Jeremy Lin crying racism?

[jadillac]

I didnt see this thread on here, so...

Jeremy Lin News: Is the Houston Rocket a Target Because of His Race?

In a revealing interview with Yahoo! Sports, Lin felt race was involved when asked about the criticism, saying he felt like he had to justify his contract (three-year, $25 million) and his heritage.

"I was a little surprised, but I wasn't shocked. I honestly feel it's part of the underlying issue of race in American society of being an Asian-American. ...I haven't figured it out. I haven't wrapped my head around it. But it's something I'm thinking about."

Lin said: "I've always been a target," Lin says. "Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life. This has been different, though. Now, I was on the scouting report. People started to pay attention to what I could and couldn't do.

Some people want it both ways.

Welcome to the REAL world. But....

Nobody cares about your race from an NBA standpoint. If people felt you were great player, then your skin color wouldn't matter. Yao Ming was doing his thing when he was healthy, nobody went extra hard on him b/c of his race.

But every NBA player saw the 24/7 Linsanity coverage and all the outrageous media pandering & exploitation towards the Asian community and everyone knew what teh deal was. Then you get a huge contact on the basis of mainly hype b/c there's certainly no long standing resume, and people want to play you even tougher to prove you dont deserve it.

Nobody wants to be outplayed by someone they feel is mainly a product of hype. There's really nothing more to it than that.

And the fact that the NBA is 3/4 black, it's obvious he's referring to black players.

 

[3Rivers]

fukk him

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

fukk him

 

[Jamal514]

Deal with it Jeremy

 

[boskey]

But every NBA player saw the 24/7 Linsanity coverage and all the outrageous media pandering & exploitation towards the Asian community and everyone knew what teh deal was. T

So nobody cared about his race. But everyone saw he was getting hyped up becuz of his race and they knew what the deal was

It goes both ways. He got the fame cuz of he's Asian. He also got doubters deserved or not...no reason to play dumb.

He didn't say anything wrong.

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

It's not purely on race, however it's because of race that he got the EXTRA acclaim and fat contract. He's right.

 

[OG Talk]

So nobody cared about his race. But everyone saw he was getting hyped up becuz of his race and they knew what the deal was

It goes both ways. He got the fame cuz of he's Asian. He also got doubters deserved or not...no reason to play dumb.

He didn't say anything wrong.

Basically..

 

[Long Live The Kane]

So nobody cared about his race. But everyone saw he was getting hyped up becuz of his race and they knew what the deal was

It goes both ways. He got the fame cuz of he's Asian. He also got doubters deserved or not...no reason to play dumb.

He didn't say anything wrong.

Pretty much

Only fukked up part for him is that he's really not that good and won't be able to prove people wrong

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

bunch of Malcolm X's in here. lemme guess, only blacks can experience the ills of racism, correct?

 

[No_bammer_weed]

I didnt really find much offense in him talking about overcoming racial hurdles. What bothered me was his insinuation that the Knicks were a poor fit for him, because there would have been too much pressure surrounding his play, versus his current situation with the rockets.

It came across that he would rather be on a losing squad with less responsibilities and more space to freelance, than a winning contender. He sounded like a loser, straight up, and if a black player said that the media would bare their fangs.

 

[NYC Rebel]

bunch of Malcolm X's in here. lemme guess, only blacks can experience the ills of racism, correct?

Who are you responding to?



Damn near everyone in here said they agree with him.

I'd ask you to quote someone, but you'd only be speaking to yourself.

 

[DStyles]

bunch of Malcolm X's in here. lemme guess, only blacks can experience the ills of racism, correct?

this

negroes still living in the 1960s when their fukking president is a negro/muslim/al-qaeda member

 

[boskey]

Only fukked up part for him is that he's really not that good and won't be able to prove people wrong

lol yeah he's just gonna have to take the loss in the "I'll show them" department

Kill em with kindness Jeremy

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

It's not purely on race, however it's because of race that he got the EXTRA acclaim and fat contract. He's right.

Yep, being Asian helped him up that profile.

If he's just a white dude or a black guy he wouldn't be such a sensation and wouldn't be paid like he is.

 

[Marvel]

this

negroes still living in the 1960s when their fukking president is a negro/muslim/al-qaeda member

You can't be black saying this