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Miami Heat Owner Unaware of Israel's List of Priorities

Where the Miami Heat are concerned, Raanan Katz has a message for Israel: pray for our victory.

Mickey Arison is the majority owner of the Heat, but Katz, an Israeli, has been a minority partner since the franchise's inception. He also has a stake in the two-time Euroleague Champion, Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Katz acknowledges that it won't be an easy road with Dallas having convincingly dispatched of San Antonio and Phoenix but he trusts Pat Riley "who is doing an excellent job. He prepared the team in an extraordinary way and the feeling is positive."

But not positive enough. Katz's directive to the Israeli people leaves one with the impression that he isn't banking on Coach Riley's ability to see his players through to the promised land, at least, not without help.

Enter God (whose always down for helping out various sports teams) and the Wailing Wall.

"God can always help; we need him on our side against Dallas," said Katz. "Every Israeli must support us; they must go the Western Wall and pray for us."

Well that seems like a perfectly appropriate request!

After praying and fervently pleading to God that He return to the Holy Land, ingather all the Jewish exiles, rebuild the Third Temple, and usher in the messianic era with the arrival of a Jewish Messiah, it seems only natural that one's mind would shift to the Miami Heat. And since the Western Wall has greater holiness than any other accessible place on Earth and the Divine Presence still rests within its walls, there's no greater place to give a shoutout to the Lord for the Big Aristotle and friends.

No wonder Miami played so well yesterday what with all the extra prayers and all.

Posted at June 9, 2006 11:14 AM

Comments (3): Miami Heat Owner Unaware of Israel's List of Priorities

Unholy Moses	June 9, 2006 12:50 PM
	Apparently, the Jewish God can't guard Jason Terry (and neither can the Heat). I bet Jesus would've scored more than 25 points in the second half ... maybe they should convert. :)

Brandt	June 9, 2006 2:54 PM
	Nobody on the Mavs staked the claim on Jesus for the series?

Matt Geiger	June 9, 2006 3:06 PM
	I think the Mavs have Vishnu.

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