ESPN fires employee over racist Jeremy Lin headline

[MyWorld]

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 to the Asian-American community, including the Asian-American employees at ESPN. ...