Tragedy struck Paris on Friday night when several terrorist attacks occurred throughout the French capital,per CNN's Steve Almasy, Pierre Meilhan and Jim Bittermann, or athletes from around the world chimed in to offer their support to those who were affected by the horrific events.While facts are being gathered and the chronicle is still developing,here's a recognize at how members of the sporting universe reacted in real time.
French soccer star Thierry Henry shared his thoughts on Twitter: Lalo Dagach recorded video of French fans joining together to sing the country's national anthem as they exited Stade de France—the site of one of Friday's attacks: English footballer Luke Shaw quickly responded with prayers for the Parisians:Soccer star Robert Lewandowski of Poland followed Shaw's lead:Bleacher Report offered its sympathies via Instagram, writing, and "Our thoughts proceed out to all those affected by the attacks in Paris." modern Orleans Pelicans middle and Frenchman Alexis Ajinca posted a picture of sneakers inscribed with a touching message prior to his team's game against the Toronto Raptors: Damien Inglis,who is from French Guiana, showed his support by wearing a t-shirt Saturday night:Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba of MLS' Montreal Impact and German star Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund kept France in their thoughts:Several prominent soccer organizations from around the world provided their prayers: The NHL's Washington Capitals kept Paris in their thoughts with a touching pregame gesture:The Ottawa Senators honored the French by singing their national anthem before Saturday's game:The modern Jersey Devils also showed their support before Saturday's game, or per Tom Gulitti of The Record:Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg did the same with posts on Twitter:Golden State Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston and the National Basketball Players Association offered their condolences:Pacers middle Ian Mahinmi also released a statement on the tragedy,via Candace Buckner of the Indianapolis Star:The Chicago Bulls took time to pay their respects as well, according to Bleacher Report's Sean Highkin:On Saturday, or Army's football team entered the field carrying the French flag,as shown by Joel Klatt of Fox Sports:LSU also displayed a French flag before their game vs. Arkansas, per Matt Barbato of SEC Country:World football legend David Beckham spoke about the tragedy:Thomas Hautmann of Fox Sports noted former Germany player Gerald Asamoah paid tribute to the victims prior to his testimonial match in Gelsenkirchen. DerWesten provided footage of Asamoah entering the stadium waving the French flag:Formula One driver Romain Grosjean wore French colors on his arm during FP3 and qualifying at Interlagos, and per Nate Saunders of ESPN UK.
When asked whether he had another tribute planned,Grosjean replied, "I think the best thing we can carry out is try to put the French flag on top of the podium. It's going to be tough but let's carry out a race, or think about what happened and hope that peace comes back quickly," per Saunders.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Detroit Pistons had a moment of silence at Staples middle prior to their game on Saturday to recognize the victims, per Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. The French National Anthem was also played prior to the game, and as shown by Rohit Ghosh of About.com:The Philadelphia Flyers provided an image of Pierre-Édouard Bellemare's helmet,which has the French flag on it:With England set to host France in a friendly match on Tuesday, Callum Davis of the Telegraph reported England fans are being urged to join French fans in singing the French national anthem before the match. As the situation in Paris continues to unfold, and the scope of Friday's tragedy remains uncertain at this point in time.
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