Philadelphia Flyers’ Ivan Provorov Jerseys Continue To Sell Out Amid Media Attacks for His Refusal To Wear LGBTQ+ Pride Jersey
Fans are showing overwhelming support for Ivan Provorov of the Philadelphia Flyers, a defenseman who refused to wear a Pride Night themed warmup shirt earlier this week due to his religious beliefs.
He was not wearing the LGBTQ+ rainbow attire. The press immediately attacked him after the game to find out the reasons.
“I respect everyone,” Provorov. “I respect everybody’s choices. My choice is to stay to true to myself and my religion.” Provorov is a Christian who is also a member of the Russian Orthodox church, which has a traditional position on the topic of gender and sexuality.
Later, John Tortorella, the head coach of the team, continued to spread the story. defended Provorov’s choice to stand by his faith.
“He’s being true to himself and his religion,” said Tortorella. “This has to do with his beliefs and his religion. It’s one thing I respect about [Provorov], he’s always true to himself.”
Since then, many sports media outlets have noticed that online sales of Provorov’s Flyers jersey have skyrocketed, with many vendors completely selling out within the last several days.
“Ivan Provorov’s jersey is now completely sold out on NHL Shop and Fanatics with the exception of extra smalls,” Greg Price, conservative social media personality, tweeted it.
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While there has been overwhelming support for the hockey player sticking to his convictions, his actions haven’t been without criticism either.
Canadian Sid Seixeiro, a broadcaster for Breakfast Television, went on a tirade not only mocking Provorov’s faith but also religious individuals who actually live by their principles as a whole.
“Nothing scares me more than any human being who says ‘I’m not doing this because of my religious beliefs,” said Seixeiro. “Because you have to look at people’s lives who normally say that publicly, you’d throw up at what you saw. You would throw up at what you saw. And I’ve seen that a million times in a lot of different ways. So don’t give me that. With respect, don’t give me that, because no one’s perfect.”
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov didn’t take part in the NHL’s “Hockey Is For Everyone” pregame warmups – where players wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape – citing his religion as the reason. @sid_seixeiro Share his thoughts⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8c7XnP2FYJ
— Breakfast Television (@breakfasttv) January 18, 2023
NHL Network’s EJ Hradek took a different step and instead decided to go after Provorov for being Russian, going as far as to say that if he will not “assimilate” He should not be a part of the mainstream, left-leaning progressive culture of entertainment and sports, but instead fight for Russia in Ukraine.
“If it bothers you that much, there’s always a chance to leave, go back to where you feel more comfortable,” Hradek. “I understand there’s a conflict of sorts going on over there, maybe get involved.”
Now replace what EJ Hradek said about Ivan Provorov with somebody who’s either Hispanic or Middle Eastern and their would be full blown meltdowns in the Corrupt Corporate Media. This is the totalitarianism that the Alphabet Mob Culture Marxists display.pic.twitter.com/SqXjTpYB8t
— Noah Benson 🇺🇸 (@StellarianNoah) January 20, 2023
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