Fri Jan 20, 2023 – 4:56 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — Sports fans have come to the aid of Russian Orthodox hockey player Ivan Provorov, who has been under siege from liberal commentators for refusing to wear rainbow-colored warmup gear before a “Pride Night” game this week.
According to The Daily Wire, Provorov’s No. 9 jersey for the Philadelphia Flyers has nearly sold out at several different online stores.
Ivan Provorov’s jersey is now completely sold out on NHL Shop and Fanatics with the exception of extra smalls. pic.twitter.com/qEb3qF0IIN
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 19, 2023
“As of Thursday afternoon, on the Fanatics and NHL Shop sites, the jersey did not appear to be available in men’s sizes and was only able to be purchased in women’s sizes,” the outlet reported. “Fanatics and NHL Shop were both saying the jerseys were ‘almost gone’ for people to buy.”
On Tuesday, Provorov told reporters that he just wanted to “stay true to myself and my religion” when asked about why he didn’t participate in the pro-LGBT pre-game exercises.
Provorov’s decision to live out his faith set off a firestorm of commentary in the sports world. Reporters from ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and elsewhere
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