Jeremy Lin is taking the high road in response to former NBA big man Kenyon Martin’s negative comments about his new hairstyle.
In case you missed it, Lin is now sporting dreadlocks and recently wrote a piece for The Player’s Tribune discussing it. In the piece, the Brooklyn Nets guard touches on themes such as self-expression and cultural appropriation.
Let's talk about my hair… https://t.co/Lu73EL37AX pic.twitter.com/OtJByGE34t
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) October 3, 2017
Nevertheless, Lin’s new look did not go over well with Martin, who is a former Net. Here’s what Martin said, per Anthony Puccio of SB Nation:
This is what Kenyon Martin said about Jeremy Lin: pic.twitter.com/GB6THhIcjM
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) October 5, 2017
Soon afterwards, Lin posted a classy response to Martin on Instagram:
Lin's response: pic.twitter.com/Pwon82Bjzx
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) October 5, 2017
Puccio also notes that the claim about Martin having Chinese tattoos is true:
Oh and by the way… Kenyon Martin has tattoos of Chinese characters on his arm. pic.twitter.com/88lQ0SRo3S
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) October 5, 2017
Lin is obviously highly attuned to issues of race and culture, so credit to him for turning something as seemingly trivial as a hairdo into an opportunity for a constructive sociocultural dialogue.
