{"id":1278,"date":"2023-01-21T09:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T10:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:02:58","slug":"musk-weighs-in-on-russian-hockey-stars-lgbt-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinemalawi.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/musk-weighs-in-on-russian-hockey-stars-lgbt-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk weighs in on Russian hockey star\u2019s LGBT row"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Twitter owner commented after Ivan Provorov declined to take part in an NHL \u2018Pride\u2019 campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elon Musk has responded to the scandal surrounding Russian hockey player Ivan Provorov, who has been criticized for choosing not to appear in a rainbow-themed jersey for the NHL\u2019s \u2018Pride Night\u2019 campaign earlier this week. Musk appeared to back Provorov after he faced calls to be expelled from the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pendulum has swung a bit too far,\u201d<\/em> tweeted Musk on Friday, replying to a clip in which NHL analyst EJ Hradek suggested<\/a> that if Provorov doesn\u2019t support liberal US values, he should return to Russia to take part in the military campaign in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gay movement, in about 7 years, went from \u2018equal rights\u2019 to \u2018go f***ing die in a trench war if you don\u2019t wear a pride shirt!\u2019\u201d<\/em> read the original post from Twitter user Maxwell Meyer to which Musk replied, and which shared the clip of Hradek criticizing Provorov.<\/p>\n

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\n Musk commented on the criticism aimed at Provorov.<\/p>\n


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The row began on Tuesday night<\/a> when Provorov opted not to join his Philadelphia Flyers teammates for their warmup on the ice before the game against the Anaheim Ducks, during which the players wore special rainbow jerseys.<\/p>\n

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Provorov, who is Russian Orthodox, later explained that he \u201crespects everybody\u2019s choices\u201d<\/em> but decided not to take part because he wanted to \u201cstay true to myself and my religion.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The player, 26, has been defended by Flyers coach John Tortorella, who argued on Thursday that Provorov has \u201cdone nothing wrong.\u201d<\/em> Speaking to journalists, Tortorella said: \u201cJust because you don\u2019t agree with his decision, it doesn\u2019t mean he did anything wrong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c[Provorov] didn\u2019t actively seek out and try to make a stand against it [Pride Night]. He just felt he didn\u2019t want to [take part]\u2026 He\u2019s not beating a drum, he didn\u2019t say a word, he just wanted to go about his business,\u201d <\/em>added the coach.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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