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A Fan Asks If Lin’s Race Leads to Bias By Referees.

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Title:	A Fan Asks If Lin’s Race Leads to Bias By Referees.
Authors:	KEH, ANDREW, Bradsher, Keith, Wu, Adam
Source:	New York Times. 4/15/2016, Vol. 165 Issue 57203, pB9-B13. 2p.
Subjects:	Kuei, Hsiu-Chen, Lin, Jeremy, 1988-, Basketball fans, Basketball players, Racism in sports, National Basketball Association, Basketball referees
Abstract:	The article reports on the inquiry of basketball fan Hsiu-Chen Kuei on whether the race of player Jeremy Lin, an American-born son of immigrants from Taiwan, has led to bias by referees. It discusses the video made by Kuei which shows Lin being whacked in the face, clotheslined, bleeding and tumbling into the floor. Kuei argues that Lin was a victim of excessive physicality from opponents and insufficient protection from the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its referees.
Database:	Newspaper Source Plus

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Abstract:	The article reports on the inquiry of basketball fan Hsiu-Chen Kuei on whether the race of player Jeremy Lin, an American-born son of immigrants from Taiwan, has led to bias by referees. It discusses the video made by Kuei which shows Lin being whacked in the face, clotheslined, bleeding and tumbling into the floor. Kuei argues that Lin was a victim of excessive physicality from opponents and insufficient protection from the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its referees.
ISSN:	03624331