Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. said the Jeremy Lin mania is because Lin is Asian . Rick ##ard : While Lin is talented , he is a factor that we ca n't ignore . Join the conversation on Facebook . Quan : Lin is the first Chinese - American to make a major impact in the sport . He says that Lin has given Asian - American men someone to feel proud of and rally around .
Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. said the Jeremy Lin mania is because Lin is Asian . Rick ##ard : While Lin is talented , he is a factor that we ca n't ignore . Quan : Lin is the first Chinese - American to make a major impact in the sport . He says that Lin has given Asian - American men someone to feel proud of and rally around .