Floyd Mayweather posing with fans at an LA event for teens who lost an immediate family member in the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Photo: Screenshot
Former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather and some NBA players attended an event in Los Angeles on Monday night for children who had an immediate family member murdered by Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists during their deadly rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7.
A group of 62 bereaved siblings and children from Israel attended the “LA With Love” event that was organized by Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) and hosted at the home of billionaire Israeli-American businessman Haim Saban, TMZ reported. The children were able to mingle and take pictures with Mayweather as well as Denver Nuggets small forward Michael Porter Jr., Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt, and Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro. Mayweather and the professional basketball players also signed autographs and some other items for the teens. The group of children were accompanied by family members of several soldiers and commanders in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who were killed in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, according to TMZ.
One Israeli teen whose father was killed on Oct. 7 said, “When we saw all the celebrities, it felt really good because we see a lot of famous people are against Israel. But it’s so good to see that there are still famous people, good people, who support Israel and support us. I lost my dad on Oct. 7, and this makes my heart warm.”
Porter Jr. has a Hebrew spelling of his first name tattooed on his left arm. He and Herro were among the NBA players who last year sent a birthday video message to a young Israeli boy whose entire family was murdered on Oct. 7.
After the deadly Hamas massacre, Mayweather expressed solidarity with Israel on social media and used his private jet to send food and other supplies to the Jewish state, including bulletproof vests for IDF soldiers. The retired and 50-0 undefeated boxer, who has visited Israel in the past, also marched in a pro-Israel parade in Los Angeles.
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