Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, who is Jewish and played professionally in Israel, was asked at Atlantic Coast Conference media day Wednesday for his thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war. Scheyer collected himself briefly before articulating.
“I’m not even sure I can explain what I’ve been feeling,” Scheyer said. “It’s been very heartbreaking to see. I did play in Israel. I have close friends and family that are over there right now. Our friend sent me a video yesterday of sirens going off when rockets were coming over. My heart breaks for the people in Israel—that have hostages, American lives that are taken, mourning loved ones.
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