Floyd Mayweather's Jeremy Lin Tweet Is Prime Example of Ignorance at Its Ugliest

Jeremy Lin is taking over the basketball world one 20-plus-point, eight-assist game at a time. "Linsanity" is not only here, but it is very, very real.

The overnight star of the New York Knicks has captured diehard and fairweather fans alike. But one sporting superstar, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, doesn't seem to get it.

The undefeated boxer is no stranger to stupidity, but his latest attention-seeking ploy is a disgusting display of ignorance. Mayweather took to the oft-controversial Twitter to share his thoughts on Lin's exploits this past week, saying:

It should come as no surprise that Money is trying to stir the pot, but he's terribly off here.

For starters, black players aren't doing what Lin is doing. According to the Elias Sports Bureau (via Bloomberg), "No other player in NBA history has scored at least 20 points and collected seven assists in his first four starts."

That puts Mayweather's racist argument to bed rather quickly. Other players, regardless of race, simply aren't and haven't done what Lin is doing.

Whether the hype machine that is "Linsanity" is warranted or not, it is real because of one thing: New York City.

And no, this isn't just because NYC is the market that it is, but it actually has to do with basketball for once.

It has been countless years since the Knicks have had a true point guard presence. This season alone they paraded Toney Douglas and rookie Iman Shumpert out there before finally turning to Lin. Hell, they even let Carmelo try his hand playing point forward.

It didn't work.

Before that it was Chauncey Billups—he was waived via the amnesty clause. Before that it was Raymond Felton, who was part of the trade for Carmelo Anthony. Before that it was Chris Duhon and Jamal Crawford.

Before that, it was the one and only Stephon Marbury.

And before that, all the way back about a decade ago, it was former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward and former Knickerbockers great from the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mark Jackson, in his second stint with the team.

It has been approximately 10 years of nonexistent or disappointing play at the point guard position in New York City.

The Knicks have been to the postseason only twice since the 2000-01 season and, needless to say, it has been far too long since Knicks fans have had anything to look forward to.

The Carmelo Anthony trade sent expectations into the stratosphere, but the Knicks came out and disappointed right off the bat. Not only were things getting ugly, but there has even been talk of trading Melo or Amar'e Stoudemire.

And then Jeremy Lin happened. No longer were media outlets across the globe focused on the abomination that was the Knicks prior to Lin's outburst. No longer was every segment capped off with some ridiculous and overblown quote from Melo or STAT or coach Mike D'Antoni. No longer were Knicks fans focused on the potential return of Baron freaking Davis.

Its not just because Jeremy Lin is Asian-American either; his skin color doesn't matter.

The Knicks weren't winning basketball games—now they are. The Knicks didn't have a point guard—now they do. Knicks fans had no hope—now all they do is talk about believing.

None of this has to do with Jeremy Lin, the first American-born baller with Asian roots. This has to do with Jeremy Lin the basketball player.

The New York Knicks are a global entity. Love them or hate them, people know who the Knicks are, where they come from and what it means to play for them.

The city of New York and fans of the team across the globe have long been without a lot of these things.

Jeremy Lin not only put the Knicks back on the map this past week, but he restored faith to an organization and fanbase that needed exactly that.

And no, Floyd Mayweather Jr., it has nothing to do with him being Asian; it has to do with him being a New York Knick.