ESPN fires writer over racial headline about Jeremy Lin

ESPN apologized for inappropriate references to New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, and said it fired an employee responsible for such headline.

The phrase “chink in the armor’’ appeared Sunday morning on ESPN following the Knicks’ 89-85 loss to the New Orleans Hornets about the Taiwanese-American sensation.

The sports channel also said an anchor for ESPNNews has been suspended for 30 days after using an inappropriate word in asking a question about Lin.

“We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin. His accomplishments are a source of great pride to Asian-American community, including the Asian-American employees at ESPN,” ESPN said in the statement.

Lin, a second-year point guard with an economics degree from Harvard University, led the Knicks to a seven-game winning streak before the loss to the Hornets.

“They’ve apologized and so from my end, I don’t care anymore,” Lin said, after leading the Knicks to a 104-97 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Sunday afternoon.

ESPN said the headline was removed 35 minutes after it was posted.

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