ESPN has swiftly fired the writer responsible for publishing a post about the Knicks Friday loss with title, "Chink In the Armor." The headline went up at 2:30 am and ran for exactly 35 minutes before it was taken down.

ESPN released the following statement apologizing for the lapse in judgement:

Last night, ESPN.com's mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. 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.

ESPN anchor Max Bretos has also been suspended for 30 days for asking, "If there is a chink in the armor, where can Lin improve his game?" while on the air. Whoops, shoulda just gone with a simple, "You Lin Some, You Lose Some."

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