Does Jeremy Lin Get Questioned At Opposing Arenas Because He's Asian, Or Because Of His Hair?

Uproxx- “It’s one of those things where it literally happens everywhere…. At opposing arenas, it happens all the time. Just the other night in Brooklyn, I was trying to leave [Barclays Center] and one of the ladies was like, ‘Hey, I need your credentials for you to pass.’ And then someone else was like, ‘Oh, he’s a player. He’s good.’ I’m used to it by now. It’s just part of being Asian in the NBA.”


Okay, so I am not ready to say that Jeremy Lin getting stopped by security has nothing to do with being Asian, but am I really supposed to believe that the fact that he looks like he came straight from Dragon Ball Z tent at Comic-Con isn't at least a little responsible? Pretty sure Yao Ming's larger than life ass didn't have to show his credentials upon entering the building. That means one of every two Asians gets vetted before coming in NBA arenas. That just sounds like proper safety protocol to me. Sorry, but that sample size just isn't big enough for me to claim racism. Yeah sure, Jeremy Lin probably wouldn't get questioned if he were black, but that's not the only factor at play here. Let's not act like Jeremy Lin doesn't do anything and everything in his power to look like he's not in the NBA. On top of being racially profiled, he is being follically profiled, and that's something he willingly brings upon himself. His biggest problem might be that he's Asian, but it's certainly rivaled by the fact that he's eclectic. I'm supposed to be surprised he got checked walking out of the Barclays Center? Dude looks like the hipster's hipster, of course he did. Don't want to draw attention? Then don't wear your hair like this...

Or this...

Or this...

Or this...

Because when you looked like this the fact that you were Asian was only helping you get identified...