Good for Jeremy Lin. Kenyon Martin was completely out of line when he took aim at Lin for his hairstyle. To have handled the situation as well as he did without it escalating any further is a testament to his character.
This isn’t to say Lin rolled over either.
After Martin’s comments, Lin had a clever retort. He thanked Martin for bringing more attention to his hairstyle and then had a great comment in his response.
Lin said: “At the end of the day I appreciate that I have dreads and you have Chinese tattoos.