ESPN fires employee over racist remark

MUMBAI: US sports broadcaster ESPN has fired an employee and suspended another for a racist word in connection to basketball player Jeremy Lin who is New York Knicks? guard.

ESPN apologised for its ?Chink in The Armor? headline that appeared on its mobile site.

ESPN wrote, "We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin. His accomplishments are a source of great pride to the Asian-American community, including the Asian-American employees at ESPN. Through self-examination, improved editorial practices and controls, and response to constructive criticism, we will be better in the future."

Max Bretos, an anchor on ESPN News, used the same phrase while speaking with Knicks legend Walt Frazier. He has been suspended for 30 days.

ESPN in a statement said,.""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."