Originally posted by HattonFaithful
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It isn't solely because he's Asian, but it's primarily because he's Asian. And how can it not be otherwise? He is playing in a league predominantly featuring African-American players. By default, he is going to stand out considerably in comparison to the typical African-American player that the league is filled with. This is not a phenomenon. And it's rare to see an Asian player doing what he's done.
But it's absolutely not rare if he were African-American. There are plenty of African-American players who went undrafted and are more talented than a bunch presently in the NBA too. There were some that went undrafted, graduated from an Ivy League school, and still managed to play in the NBA. The only difference is many of them didn't get the opportunity that Lin had as far as playing time goes. And that is OK. Lin almost got shafted too. That's just how the politics of the business is. The other factors surrounding Lin's story is just icing on the cake.
But Lin's story is primarily about race. Unless you are blind. Then the other equation is just that he was really, really putting on a show. And he deserves the praise. But let's not be silly, the over the top publicity is due to race. And only race.
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