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Concussions And Sports: Introduction, David Orentlicher
Concussions And Sports: Introduction, David Orentlicher
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Racial Upside: Deconstructing The "Merits" Of Jeremy Lin's Nba Contract, Stewart Chang
Racial Upside: Deconstructing The "Merits" Of Jeremy Lin's Nba Contract, Stewart Chang
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In this Article, Professor Stewart Chang disputes the common misperception that sports are a colorblind meritocracy that should serve as a model for the rest of society. The capacity of players to break into and succeed in professional sports is believed to be based purely on merit, with no consideration of race. Controversies that surfaced around the rise of professional basketball player Jeremy Lin, an Asian American not expected to succeed in a sport dominated by blacks and whites, challenged this popularly-held notion. He argues, not in a derisive way, that Lin's ability to secure a lucrative $28.8 million contract, …