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February 13, 2012. A Harvard-educated Asian-American doing well in basketball? I suppose that could cause a reasonable person to exclaim "Outrageous!". Unfortunately, assumption of risk or not, tort plaintiffs rarely recover damages for the infliction of Linsanity.
I'd suggest that we create a sport centered entirely around tortious activities. But the WWE beat me to it.
B-Ball
Kobe Bryant (Lakers 24) slams into Jeremy Lin (New York Knicks 17) as Kobe tries to dunk.
Caption: BATTERY!
End of panel.
Lin and Pau Gasol (Lakers 16) collide as Lin does a layup.
Caption: BATTERY!
End of panel.
A basketball hits Lin in the back of the head.
Caption: BATTERY!
End of panel.
Switch to a bar, where Lucy Usagi and Negligent Lop are watching the game.
Lucy Usagi: Batter--
Negligent Lop: Will you stop?! Basketball
is not a series of torts!
End of panel.
Lucy and Lop return to watching the game.
End of panel.
Lucy Usagi: Assumption of risk!
Negligent Lop rolls his eyes.
End of comic.
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