Gortat Honors Polish President

Magic center Marcin Gortat paid tribute to Polish president Lech Kaczynski on Sunday.

Gortat, a native of Poland, honored his homeland's president, who was killed along with 95 others in a plane crash in Russia.

He wrote the number of the fatal flight on his sneakers before the Magic played the Cavaliers and wrote President Lech Kaczynski's name on the tape around his wrist.

"It's very sad," Gortat said. "There were a lot of people putting our country on the right path to become one of the strongest and most powerful countries in Europe. Obviously, we pray for them."