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Spike Lee says his pro-Palestinian NBA All-Star Game outfit wasn’t meant as a dig against Deni Avdija

JL;DR SUMMARY Director Spike Lee addressed criticism regarding his attire at the NBA All-Star Game, which featured pro-Palestinian symbols, clarifying that it wasn't aimed at Israeli NBA player Deni Avdija. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IsraeliPalestinian FlagHuman DignitySpike LeeDeni AvdijaNew York KnicksKeffiyehPortland Trail BlazersNba All Star GameFashion Statement

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New York, United States
"Lee sought to put that idea to rest in a post on Instagram late Tuesday, saying that, as a superfan of the East Coast New York Knicks."

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