Post by NJtoTX on Oct 7, 2017 15:59:35 GMT
KMART: "Do I need to remind this damn boy that his last name Lin? Like, come on man. Let's stop this, man, with these people, man. There is no way possible that he would have made it on one of our teams with that bulls--- goin' on on his head. Come on man, somebody need to tell him, like, 'All right bro, we get it. You wanna be black.' Like, we get it. But the last name is Lin."
LIN: "Hey man, it's all good. You definitely don't have to like my hair and are definitely entitled to your opinion. Actually I am legit grateful for you sharin it, to be honest. At the end of the day, I appreciate that I have dreads and you have Chinese tattoos because I think its a sign of respect. And I think as minorities, the more that we appreciate each other's cultures, the more we influence mainstream society. Thanks for everything you did for the Nets and hoops ... had your poster up on my wall growin up."
"Again, I may not have gotten it right with my idea to get dreads. But I hope that this is a start, not an end, to more dialogue about our differences. We need more empathy, more compassion and less judgment. That takes actual work and communication. So let's start now."
"I think in a lot of ways to pit us against each other, like, 'I won versus Kenyon Martin winning,' I don't think that's the right way to go about it. It's not really about winning or losing. The whole point is that we're trying to be unified so I feel like even sometimes when people come to me and say, 'Oh man, you embarrassed him.' It's like, 'Dude, that's not what this is about.' Right, that's not the whole point of this discussion is to pit it (as) two sides to see who wins. The whole point is that we all have to get on the same page."
"My job is to be gracious and loving. I think if I can share a little bit of my side, then the next time he might have a different viewpoint. He might have a different viewpoint in a week, but not if my whole fanbase comes behind and calling him -- I didn't' see it -- but I heard people were saying the 'n' word on his page. That's not what I stand for and that's not helping us move in the (new) direction we want to move in."
LIN: "Hey man, it's all good. You definitely don't have to like my hair and are definitely entitled to your opinion. Actually I am legit grateful for you sharin it, to be honest. At the end of the day, I appreciate that I have dreads and you have Chinese tattoos because I think its a sign of respect. And I think as minorities, the more that we appreciate each other's cultures, the more we influence mainstream society. Thanks for everything you did for the Nets and hoops ... had your poster up on my wall growin up."
"Again, I may not have gotten it right with my idea to get dreads. But I hope that this is a start, not an end, to more dialogue about our differences. We need more empathy, more compassion and less judgment. That takes actual work and communication. So let's start now."
"I think in a lot of ways to pit us against each other, like, 'I won versus Kenyon Martin winning,' I don't think that's the right way to go about it. It's not really about winning or losing. The whole point is that we're trying to be unified so I feel like even sometimes when people come to me and say, 'Oh man, you embarrassed him.' It's like, 'Dude, that's not what this is about.' Right, that's not the whole point of this discussion is to pit it (as) two sides to see who wins. The whole point is that we all have to get on the same page."
"My job is to be gracious and loving. I think if I can share a little bit of my side, then the next time he might have a different viewpoint. He might have a different viewpoint in a week, but not if my whole fanbase comes behind and calling him -- I didn't' see it -- but I heard people were saying the 'n' word on his page. That's not what I stand for and that's not helping us move in the (new) direction we want to move in."
