ESPN Wins Jeremy Lin Racist Game

Some websites and media outlets have dipped their toes into racist waters when trying to create the next hilarious Jeremy Lin pun. ESPN just dove head first.

After Lin and his New York Knicks suffered their first lose in eight games, ESPN’s mobile applications had the headline “Chink in the Armor.”

I’ve seen a couple of different images in a couple of different formats showing that headline, so I’m pretty comfortable calling this legit.

Someone has to get fired for this, right?

Don’t try going to ESPN’s mobile apps now because you’ll find this new headline “All Good Things…” I wonder if the writer was talking about Jeremy Lin or his career at ESPN.

ESPN’s mobile people have a history of doing some pretty outrageous stuff, like playfully calling Michael Vick a “con” and removing Matthew Stafford’s neck.

Update: 3:18pm — ESPN’s official apology statement
Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.

Source(s): [LarryBrownSports and BobBlitz]