US boxer Mayweather says Lin fame is for race not deeds
- Published: 14/02/2012 at 03:32 PM
- Online news: Sports
Unbeaten US boxer Floyd Mayweather says the attention surrounding Asian-American NBA guard Jeremy Lin is based on his racial heritage rather than his basketball exploits.
Unbeaten US boxer Floyd Mayweather, pictured here in September 2011, says the attention surrounding Asian-American NBA guard Jeremy Lin is based on his racial heritage rather than his basketball exploits.
Lin is the first US-born NBA player of Taiwanese or Chinese heritage. His parents moved to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s while one of his grandmothers remained in China.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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