Late last night ESPN.com ran the headline “Chink In The Armor” on their mobile website (see screen grab below; via TheBigLead.com). According to ESPN.com, the headline ran from approximately 2:30 to 3:05 am.
Here is a statement released by ESPN.com.
Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.
TheBigLead.com
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