The champions of the American National Basketball Association, the Washington Bullets, met today with President Yitzhak Navon at his residence here. The Bullets are in Israel to play against the Maccabi Five in Tel Aviv tomorrow night.
"This was probably one of the highlights of my career, and of my life. It’s a great and wonderful honor and pleasure to meet the President of Israel, because it’s like the beginning of everything," said Bullet star Elvin Hayes. "This is the holiest city in the world, and just to be here in Jerusalem and in Israel is a great pleasure for me as a Christian." Hayes added that he feels the Israeli team against which the Bullets are matched is a good one, but added that "we are the best in the world."
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