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Thursday, March 31, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 31, 2022
NBA’s Avdija takes court with “Am Yisrael Chai” on shoes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIn Washington, DC, Israeli basketballer Deni Avdija took the court against the Orlando Magic with a Hebrew message on his sneaker reading “Am Yisrael Chai” or the people of Israel lives, a slogan meant to denote Jewish resilience, along with Stars of David.
The message is ostensibly in response to a series of terror attacks over the past two weeks in Israel.
Pictures of the shoes are posted by a Hebrew-language Washington Wizards account on Instagram.
As of this writing, the Wizards are leading 120-106 with less than 2 minutes left. Avdija has 6 points and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench.
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