LaMelo Ball, Tyler Herro's girlfriend, join millions in sharing the "All Eyes on Rafah" trend on Instagram amid Gaza conflict
The girlfriends of both LaMelo Ball and Tyler Herro and Christian Wood's baby mama have all joined in on the latest social media trend in support of Palestine. While the NBA Western Conference finals continue, the world of sports has recognized that some things are bigger than competition. Much like we saw in the NBA Bubble, social justice trends online have been a major focus in pop culture.
This week, Katya Elise Henry, Tyler Herro's girlfriend, took to social media to repost the 'All Eyes on Rafah' trend. Similarly, Ana Montana, the influencer-model girlfriend of LaMelo Ball, also took to her Instagram story with the same image, making sure that her voice was heard.
Lonzo Ball's girlfriend, Ally Rossel, also took to her Instagram story with another image that explained what took place in Rafah. After recapping the incident, the post shared by Rossel used the same 'All Eyes on Rafah' tag as part of the online trend.
Moreover, influencer Yasmine Lopez, the baby mama of Christian Wood, who admitted to keying the NBA veteran's car, also joined in on the trend. In a post on her story, she too shared the 'All Eyes on Rafah' image, which has been shared by over 44 million people over the course of two days.
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Looking further at the 'All Eyes on Rafah' trend shared by Tyler Herro & LaMelo Ball's girlfriends
While the 'All Eyes on Rafah' trend is sweeping social media, some may be unfamiliar with the image shared by Tyler Herro & LaMelo Ball's girlfriends.
The post, which as previously mentioned has been shared over 44 million times in the past 48 hours, is a trend aimed at bringing awareness to the injustices in Rafah.
As the post shared by Lonzo Ball's girlfriend, Ally Rossel, indicates, amid the Israel-Palestine conflict, Israeli occupation forces bombed a United Nations camp in Rafah. The incident came days after Israel was order to stop their previous attack on Rafah, sparking international outrage.
So far, the trend of sharing the 'All Eyes on Rafah' image has been widespread, however, until now, the NBA community hasn't seen much involvement. In addition to the girlfriends of Tyler Herro and LaMelo Ball, the image has also been shared by celebrities as well.
While the NBA Conference finals have continued to be the focus of the NBA community as a whole, we can see that the latest situation has reminded many that some things are bigger than basketball.
Apart from the death of Hall of Famer Bill Walton, it's clear from the posts of the aforementioned girlfriends that the eyes of the NBA community are also on Rafah.