Boxer Floyd Mayweather claims the Jeremy Lin hype is based on the player 's race . Mayweather , who will fight Puerto Rico 's Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas in May before starting a 90-day jail sentence for domestic abuse , said he was speaking up for other players in the NBA . Comment: Lin has inspired the Knicks to a five-game winning streak and outshone Kobe Bryant . Mayweather said he was speaking up on behalf of other NBA players .
Boxer Floyd Mayweather claims the Jeremy Lin hype is based on the player 's race . Comment: Lin has inspired the Knicks to a five-game winning streak and outshone Kobe Bryant . Mayweather said he was speaking up on behalf of other NBA players .