If the nba was dominated by Asian people and if a black guy was finally doing good Floyd would've tweeted some shit like " glad to see a brother finally playing in the league ".

@joyce0037

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you strongly!!!

@AndreRodriguez-BlkRican

2 ай бұрын

And all these years later ironically Floyd maywether tire dout to be totally right! Lol.

Of course Jeremy Lin got attention because of his race, but even if he was White or Black, it still would have been an incredible Cinderella story, and he would still be in the news and highlight shows. Being Asian adds to the underdog story, Jeremy being Asian is the straw that breaks the camels back because it is a huge and unusual story in so many different levels. Winning streaks, monster numbers, coming out of no where, sell out crowds, and doing it in New York.

Floyd Mayweather: "Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise". Me: "Oh really Floyd? So African American players go to Harvard and graduate with a 3.1 GPA, go undrafted then become a sensation in one night, etc. First of all, I have yet to hear of an African America athlete go to an Ivy-League school (not known for athletics) without an athletic scholarship and still be successful in their sport. Sure Richard Sherman went to Stanford, but Stanford is known for being one of the only ivy-league schools with successful athletics, so it's arguable that he only got in because of athletics, not education. Second, the only person I know that went undrafted and became a star sensation in 1 official start was Arian Foster and he got his praise. Third, the Knicks are one of the most popular/well known basketball teams in the US, so when they're being lead essentially by some nobody, then that's why it's a big deal. Sure Jeremy Lin is getting some credit because he's Asian, and he's definitely representing the Asian community, but that's because Asians aren't known for Athletics besides martial arts. Think of it like this. Black people weren't known for being good at sports UNTIL Jackie Robinson and now Jackie Robinson is taught to us in elementary school during black history month. Floyd, you have an entire month dedicated to African Americans. What else do you fucking want?

@Janayla94

10 жыл бұрын

...and February is the shortest month of the year and there is a lot of racism in that by the way. I could see if it was done in March or September for example. I agree with Mayweather on the fact that way too many Blacks do get criticize for showing their Black pride but everybody else can do and don't nobody say shit! This is more of America's White supremacy to shit on the history of a Black's in this country. But as far as Jackie Robinson goes Black's have been involved in sports for hundreds of years and in foreign countries. Keep in mind and this is real talk but as long as their is an unbalanced in this country with the way certain people are being treated which solely is based on skin color the conflict will always continue until the propaganda machine has been vanquished from planet Earth forever.

@USCFlash

10 жыл бұрын

BBall Enthusiast - I agree with you for the most part especially with regards to Floyd being a complete idiot... but I take minor issue with just two things: 1. "Think of it like this. Black people weren't known for being good at sports UNTIL Jackie Robinson" Well, that is not really the case. Black people were known to be very good at sports, but because of prejudice/racism, were not allowed to compete in the white professional leagues. Jackie broke the color barrier in 1947...but remember what happened 11 years before? the legendary Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the 1936 olympics in Berlin, causing Hitler to be REALLY pissed that a negro had humiliated the "master race". The legendary Joe LOuis became heavyweight champion of boxing in 1937. Sugar Ray Robinson turned pro in 1940. The legendary Jack Johnson was world heavyweight champ in 1908. Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige were known as two of the top three players in the negro baseball leagues and even at the time in the 1920s and 30s, Gibson was referred to as the "Black Babe Ruth". Black players were playing in the NFL as early as the 1920s. The best college football player in america in 1939 was Kenny Washington of UCLA. Historically Black college football teams were full of talent going back to the 20s and black players also played at traditional programs like USC etc. 1916 was the first time a black player featured in the Rose Bowl. 1924 was the first time a black player won an olympic medal, etc. Everyone knew there were many awesome black athletes, they just had many barriers placed in front of them ,obviously. 2. "First of all, I have yet to hear of an African America athlete go to an Ivy-League school (not known for athletics) without an athletic scholarship and still be successful in their sport." Well first of all, nobody gets an athletic scholarship to Ivy's white or black since the Ivy's do not give them out (i think you know that but i was not sure because of the way you phrased it) ...but there are quite a few African Americans who went to Ivy schools and became successful in their sport (and in some cases, among the elite of the game) -Marcellus Wiley (currently a commentator on ESPN) attended Columbia, and played in the NFL from 1997-2006 and he was an all pro and pro bowler 1 time. -Calvin Hill (father of NBA player grant hill) was awesome. Attended Yale, played in the NFL from 1969-1981 and was a 4 time pro bowler and 2 time all Pro. -Reggie Williams (linebacker for the Bengals) went to Dartmouth and played in the NFL 1976-1989 -George Starke (Columbia) played for the Redskins from 1972-1984 -Steve Jordan (Brown) Vikings 1982-1994, 6 time pro bowler, 3 time all pro. -Brian Taylor (Princeton) 1972-1982, ABA/NBA, 2 time ABA All star. -Kevin Boothe (Cornell) current NFL Player since 2006 (won two super bowls with Giants) -Bo Roberson (Cornell) the only person in history to have an Ivy League degree, a Ph.D., an Olympic medal and a career in the N.F.L -James Blackwell (Dartmouth) 1991-2002 NBA -Desmond Bryant (Harvard) NFL 2009- to current (Raiders and Browns) -Dan Jiggets (Harvard) Chicago Bears 1976-1982 -Armond Hill (Princeton) NBA 1976-1984 There are many many others who played in the NFL/NBA etc and also others who succeeded in olympics and other sports as well Was not trying to argue with you, merely point out some facts, so please do not take it the wrong way or as a lecture.

@daaznriceballs

10 жыл бұрын

Stanford is not an an Ivy-League school. Although the quality of education is equivalent to Ivy-League schools like Harvard, technically it is not an Ivy-League school.

@thefuture8579

9 жыл бұрын

You are just biased. Read what YOU said floyd said. He said that black players do what Lin does every night. That is true. All the shit you talked about had NOTHING to do with basketball. Many Asians in this comment section bringing up smarts, but listen to Richard Sherman speak, listen to Lin speak, and you'll find out Richard Sherman in terms of vocabulary and speaking ability is far superior to Lin.

@thefuture8579

9 жыл бұрын

Ira bowman went to Ivy League and is black.

ya, black players do the same thing but they dont go undrafted and sent to D league like jeremy lin.

I wonder what people will think if Jackie Chan said all the hype of surrounding Tiger Woods is because he's black. It's called double standards.

@jasonk2260

9 жыл бұрын

Tiger is half Asian bro

@edwinj

8 жыл бұрын

That comparison makes no sense whatsoever. Tiger Woods is arguably the greatest golfer of all time. Jeremy Lin is an average NBA player. People, please stop up-voting illogical comments just because you agree with the conclusion.

@dwayneturner9395

6 жыл бұрын

he (Tiger) has 14 .majors. ???!! big ass difference man. Stop

@steelliving8785

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonk2260 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Hyped because he is Asian? Black players does what Lin did every night? Those are ridiculous statements by Mayweather. Lin holds the record for the most points scored in a player's first 5 NBA games IN HISTORY...passing many basketball greats, black or white. The main reason for the story being as big as it was because of his unexpected high octane performance from a 3rd string bench player coming from nowhere to bring the Knicks & the Garden back to life and because it was in New York .. as with anything, it's magnified. I will always remember watching the NY-Lakers game when he poured in 38 points & I felt the electricity from the Garden from my television. It was hyped simply because it was a GREAT story!

Sounds like racial resentment to me. Like Smith said, should be celebrating a someone from another minority group achieving success or breaking stereotype instead of getting all butthurt.

@elisabettajdj335

3 жыл бұрын

@James Hunt aww another moron

Jealousy! Jealaousy! Chinese, Taiwanese, South Koreans, Janpanese are always the subject of jealousy from other ethnicities. Jealousy is the answer and they are damn right to be jealous because there is somethig superior about those races!

@Coqui-Cariduro

9 жыл бұрын

***** speaking the facts. hate on that.

@kaizarbellsouth1

9 жыл бұрын

***** how? Japan, China, and South Korea are now all developed nations

@darktronics9901

6 жыл бұрын

Cisco Ramon lol saying asian race live in poverty? Have u seen Africa?

@pravski

2 жыл бұрын

We love our East Asian neighbours....love from an Indian bro ❤🙌

@arscenic8625

2 жыл бұрын

@@pravski love you too

That’s so disrespectful. This is the same energy as telling black college applicants that they only got in due to affirmative action policies. Never mind the hard work and all the studying they put in. Dude just seems mad that an Asian man is excelling at sports.

Lin was undrafted, on a 10-day contract and is playing like the best player in the NBA carrying the Knicks without Carmelo. White, black, yellow, green, blue, that shit is worth the story, nobody ever did that.

@tayluc777

Жыл бұрын

They turned the magnetic rims on but you think it’s all real.

Foul because Jeremy Lin came from Harvard people thought he couldn't make it into the nba that's why Linsanity blew the world.

Bomani, the voice of reason. 11 years ago and in 2023

Bloody hell this race crap with basketball is pathetic.

@Filmore1991

10 жыл бұрын

Haters gonna hate, but sticks and stones. Anyone can't allow words of hatred bring down their talent. I don't like Floyd Mayweather personally because he is such a dick in general. Not because he is black or asian, only because he has no respect to anyone who gets better attention than he does. Anyone has their talents for different things and race should not put a penalty for what they love to do for their hobbies and that goes for everyone.

Mayweather was right. he was playing well, but they act like he was averaging a triple double for 15 games.

@MrWill1729

8 жыл бұрын

+bernard tim he was undrafted as well

This is actual one of my favorite Jeremy Lin videos... The comments by the 4 speakers are sooo real and they all have a valid point. Lin is an exception basketball player who has done what no one of any race has done. However, the fact that he's Asians does add to the story & opens up the door for other Asian Americans to pursue a dream career in the NBA as well...

@BostonBori92

4 жыл бұрын

It should have been a positive to his story Floyd made it sound like it was negative thats the issue

Where is he now or the last few years?

Jeremy is smart though.....

@kingofself2739

3 жыл бұрын

And floyd is not?

@Jdot2tact

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingofself2739 kinda not. He knows how to make money and is a good business man but bros a shit person and interim parent. Bro just throws money at his kids

@kingofself2739

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jdot2tact sorry I don't respect your opinion you have to be highly intelligent and know about money to make a lot of money anybody who's a billionaire is not by luck sorry your opinion is not valid.

what's frustrating is the fact that mayweather's argument is that there's alot of black poeople who are in the league that do the same as him but don't get celebrated, but its purely cause of this fact that it made it amazing. the first asian dude to put up numbers like that is so rare that it's never happened before. too bad jeremy ended up being average, but still he's in the league tho so thats an accomplishment on its own.

That dude at the left side of the bench needs his mouth pop. He's a MayHater fan that's for sure. LOL

Why would you ask a boxer about a basketball player, his opinion is just as valid as anyone else. Everything coming out of Floyd's mouth is racial, keep his garbage out of this conversation.

So true!!

It's true.

"jeremy lin is hyped because hes asian" "if larry bird was black, he'd just be another player"

@thisguy11714

3 жыл бұрын

If Kobe was white he will just be a Kurt Rambis.

weird debate: 3 vs.1 where is the balance in the convesation??

Doesn't matter. He was still a player and on the roster. If he didn't play because he was unable to do to injury then that's different. He just didn't get play time because he wasn't good enough. He's not a rookie.

Despite of all these arguements..my wish for Jlin is for him to play even better and to continue to shine wherever he goes.

i agree to some extent

Clearly, race has to do with the hype. But 1) Like Michael Smith says: "It's gravy" and 2) Floyd's sentiment is wrong. Being Asian in a sport dominated by another ethnicity is an obstacle NOT a crutch(advantage). Yes, i'm Asian.

Wow......these guys are so articulate. Wish I could talk like that haha.

People loves Jeremy because he is a person with Godly characters. He is hard working, humble and honest. It does not matter what race he is. Of course he is the first Asian basketball star player, but above all, it's his top performance and character that matters. May God bless Jeremy!

@AsianDudeee

Жыл бұрын

yao ming doesent exist?

@ace514ify

Жыл бұрын

Yao Ming. Enough said

Its because he is an undrafted D league player. nothing to do with Asian.

Had NY Knicks management didn't sign up Jeremy for the rest of the season..the pressures is on melo Anthony's shoulder

@SirBigDICKNigga lin held his own against Derron Williams what game were u watching.

first player in nba history to put up those number in his first few starts. So NO ONE has done what hes done

Heck yeah thats sooo true and they play very well tooo

@Slemchaby I forgot 8. Dirk Nowvitski 9. Any European player that finds success in the NBA And the other black guy calls his race (ethnicity) a "novelty". I think that's more offensive. He even goes on to further say that race is a part of the Lin story. It's not a bad thing, but I don't want to people to convince themselves that this whole Linsanity thing hasn't an Iota to do with the ride. The other commentators shut up and the other guy who kept arguing had to submit.

I'd have to agree with Mayweather. I totally agree.

Idk. Why is it? What does this have to do with anything?

Jeremy Lin was over-hyped because he's Asian. Danica Patrick was over-hyped because she's a woman. Anna Kournikova was over-hyped because she's (considered) pretty. These are facts.

It may partly true but nobody could unite the team like Lin did with the Knicks....

Just for ducking Pacquiao this long deserves a medal..

unfortunately I think the hype was partly because of his race but mostly because of his performance tho

this is why i love Michael Smith

Yeah, deron williams definitely took lin to school...Like that first game of linsanity when lin scored 25 on him

Jersey sales say he's got a lot of supporters?and so what?

ur correct they bringing it!

The bald guy is aggravating lol

@europreneur You do know that Tiger Woods is also Asian too right?

floyd said "all the hype" because he is asian.technically speaking he is already being a racist because not "all the hype" is lin being asian,only "a some" of the hype."most of the hype" came from lin leading the team to a winning streak."added hype" is he got great stats,great underdog story and being asian.but to say "all the hype" because he is asian suggests that floyd is a racist to lin because "most of the hype" came from lin leading the team to a winning streak.

fasho, good advice

Lin is the best not because he's Asian, because he plays Great!!!

He wasn't hyped of two reasons. One, he was absolute garbage who didn't start and didn't have decent play time so he didn't have any good games to hype up. Secondly, YAO MING WAS STILL IN THE LEAGUE! The NBA still had its Chinese cash cow so they didn't have to hype him up. It's not a coincidence Jeremy Lin is playing for the Rockets now which was the Chinese's favorite team because of Yao Ming. He's overrated and only got attention because he's Asian which is what the NBA wanted.

Man plz if that was ANYBODY from his circumstance showing out like that they would get hell of attention

Floyd thinking Jeremy is getting praise for being asian is just Lin-sane to me…

Imagine Jackie Chan saying Black Panther was only successful because it's predominantly black casts

Mayweather is not entirely wrong but is not correct as well. If Jeremy lin is not Asian, the hype will probably be lesser, however if a majority of NBA player is Chinese..there will be even lesser hype. I trying to say the hype is because he belong to an underdog group in term of race and he also almost gets cut by knick and another club, yet he achieve an incredible feat out of sudden. If you see who speaking for Jeremy lin now, you can tell he obviously fan of Jeremy lin and he not Asian. If you are smart enough, the conclusion is simple... Jeremy lin is inspirational.. because everyone had a moment where people don't think they can succeed because of their background

@lily19855

8 жыл бұрын

+Husabceuoa Cieabcueoa actually I also supports jeremy lin...haha Everyone will have different perspective for sure, but logic never lie. I would rather speak objectively, at least there something for everyone or even me to learnt. argument that started and ended with the intention of defaming other people is pointless to me..hahaha

20pts 7ast? No one has done that? Smh

wow... jeremy really famous..... superstar

actually floyd could say the same about Tiger haha...

Wait, he can read?

infact i am already in college. And i live in a 2 story appartment.

He's "over hyped" because he plays in new york.. i doubt the media would care if he did this in San Antonio

You realize their team is in 4th place right now?

WE need more Azn players in NBA.

Floyd said that Pacqiao makes sushi 🍱

I think that Linsanity isn't entirely based on him being Asian but it does add to it. There aren't many Asian role models in countries like America and Britain and he's definitely one of them

Bomani is too intelligent for ESPN nowadays

Being an Asian make his way harder, now he made it, it is fair that he has a larger succeed

of course u paying attention to someones option that has beef manny pac with a match that'll never happen

Shocking that Bomani stands up for the black guy.

This is from a while back but here's my point of view from the time. Yes, a lot of it was cause he was Asian, and say it with me, THATS OKAY. Eminem had skill but he's outsold nearly every other solo artist ever because he's white. Doesn't make him a better artist and he recognized that privilege. Being a minority in a field will get you hype, whether it's tiger woods or being black in the ballet, and that's okay. That being said, he had pretty extreme stats for his first starts, most points and most turnovers. Offense sells tickets.

@uchenna127

2 жыл бұрын

Tiger Woods praise is due to his ability as a golfer and his record backs that up. It's not the same as Eminem, or Lin, who both typify the inequality in Western society that needs to be eliminated if it is to survive.

@youngsuit

2 жыл бұрын

@@uchenna127 sure, tiger was a bad choice, but there are other examples

So??? That's not the point. He was STILL on the Warriors. That's like saying Brian Scalabrine is a rookie because he's barely played that many minutes in the NBA. Just because you don't play in games doesn't change the fact that you're on the team. Don't make excuses for the dude.

Are you joking? Do yo know what the term rookie means? It means someone to new to the NBA. The only way he could have been classified as a rookie would be if had an injury which prevented him from playing like Blake Griffin. He just didn't get playing time because he wasn't good enough. By your definition Scalabrine could've been a rookie for years.

@europreneur sorry, i can help myself. anytime i re-read my comments i really do laugh out load, so i think that it's only right that they know how smug i am with myself. XD

calm down there

Making a bunch of 3's is not taking anyone to school, that's like saying Steve Novak took a bunch of teams to school. Did you actually watch the games? Lin held his own on both meetings vs D-Will. The one who took Lin to school were the Heat and Rondo.

Out of control. Nobody talked about Lin until he did well. And what is Mayweather talking about? Do we not hear about Lebron, Paul, Kobe, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. on a nightly basis???? Sports are sports you gotta do well to make noise, regardless of skin color let's get past this.

The fact that he's Asian definitely factors in to why he got so much publicity. If he was black I don't think he would have gotten as much but he definitely would have got an immense amount still. The fact that he went to Harvard, was undrafted, waived twice, thinking about switching careers because he wasn't succeeding, sleeping on his brother's couch and subsequently Landry Fields couch before his first start, and the records that he broke in his first few starts merit lots of publicity

Fucking Ben Wallace didn't get as much hype as Lin and he's an all-time great.

@Ozzy6111999

10 жыл бұрын

***** 4 time DPOTY, top 10 Defensive GOAT, 2x rebounding titles, and 1 blocks title speaks for himself.

Once upon a time Bret favre came off the bench an became a starter!!! Whose to say we won't see a similar career outta this kid?!!!

Somebody's upset. Don't be angry because you're wrong. Don't get bitter, get better.

i agree with floyd

@dduong4505 I think he was spot on with what he said, even the other three guys had to admit it. I think people will always give $May discredit when he speaks on anything of controversy. It goes to show when a guy speaks his mind clearly and with longer than a 140-character limit people can take the message a bit better. So since he spoke his mind more clearly, people can accept the message from him? Makes me think it was the messenger ($May) all along, not necessarily the message 2 begin with.

well there is a michael jordan of japan and hes good in the japanese league

@TaeNyShidae99 I think the guy on the left had a valid point. It's what I said from the beginning. No doubt J. Lin has played well due to his hard work and application of the sport. The amount of hype, which is a shot at the media, is due largely in fact that he is a minority in the sport. If you don't think this is true, follow me: 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Venus Williams 3. Danica Patrick 4. Larry Byrd 5. Yao Ming 6. Tiger Woods 7. Abebe Kibilu And why not have an opposing opinion? USA?

look at tim tebow...he was an underdog and it was big in NFL too..so its not about race!!!

@csyd22

9 жыл бұрын

***** its funny coz tebow and Lin both suck.. Tebows carrer is done and Lin's is coming to a end soon

@Chenrandyliu

9 жыл бұрын

csyd22 actually Lin just got signed by the Hornets lol and Tebow aint even in the NFL anymore

@csyd22

9 жыл бұрын

***** last season with hornets

@Chenrandyliu

9 жыл бұрын

csyd22 he signed two years deal, so at least two more years lol

@csyd22

9 жыл бұрын

***** oh yer hornets will totally win rings with Lin

don't get the same praise Kobe got his lol

A big factor of his popularity is the asian aspect. I know asians who are big fans of him who do not even like basketball, but consider him an idol because of his achievement and the fact he is asian, to which they feel they can relate.

Oppa Linsanity Style

floyd jr..remember the name ...... TIGER WOODS!!!

What the fuck is that supossed to mean? No one has been elected Presdient because their race, and that has nothing to do with anything.

Health is more important than anything, you know what pacquiao gonna do to him lol.:-)

@neilcc7 not envy, but to be jealous. big difference.

Yao ming never got this much attention

u go tell him that to his face.

@thekingofmoney2000 go over the last few comments that guy sent me and see how offensive he has been towards me. i only stooped to his level so he could understand me.

Anyone that puts up those numbers in his first 5 games, whether he be black, white or green, will get the recognition, but I think his being Asian certainly has added to the hype.

The fuck? Why would he take playing time from Curry or Ellis to put in Lin? They practice together, if Lin was good Smart would have noticed and put him in the game to see what he could do. But obviously he had an all-star caliber player (Monta Ellis) and one of the best young PGs in the NBA (Stephen Curry). His guard positions were already locked.

@Slemchaby The guy on the left had several good points. It was twitter with a 140 character limitation. How much substance can you really get out of that sparse amount of text? He was right, people are being lazy about the topic when ESPN was the first to bring it up. Westbrook has played phenomenally during the same period. Where is the BBC segment showing Chinese citizens flocking to buy Westbrook gear? (I know he's not Chinese). Diversity in theNBA is good, but the media has played a role

I agree with Mayweather that not only did him being Asian have a lot to do with the hype that he (Jeremy Lin) generated, but that also, African American players have put up his numbers and have faced the underdog obstacles that he (Jeremy Lin) has faced and encountered, and yet they haven't received a considerable portion of Lin's hype. That's a fact. And it may be, because we often see Black players doing this, whereas the Asian populace in the NBA is limited, but you can't disregard it.