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

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 ... 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 writer for racist headline Fresh off a new hardwood triumph, Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin brushed off ESPN's tasteless "chink in the armor" headline Sunday, saying he didn't think anyone meant to be racist. 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. 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 fires employee for headline on Jeremy Lin The cable television sports network ESPN fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline about Knicks basketball sensation Jeremy Lin. 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. ESPN employee dismissed after 'offensive' Jeremy Lin headline (Reuters) - Sports network ESPN said Sunday that it had dismissed one employee and suspended another after apologizing on Saturday for an anti-Asian slur that appeared with a story on its website about the New York Knicks' 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 ESPN sorry for offensive Jeremy Lin headline Apologizes for racial slur in story about Knicks player posted on its mobile website
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