ESPN apologizes for three Jeremy Lin slurs

Originally published: February 18, 2012 2:06 PM
Updated: February 19, 2012 12:07 PM
By NEIL BEST neil.best@newsday.com

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac | Jeremy Lin reacts late in the game against the New Orleans Hornets. (Feb. 17, 2012)

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ESPN apologized Saturday for a racially offensive word in a headline it used over a story on its mobile website after the Knicks' loss to the Hornets Friday night.

On Sunday, the "worldwide leader in sports" announced the employee who wrote the headline was dismissed from the company. ESPN also said Sunday they were aware of two other instances in which the same derogatory word was used.

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