Posts Tagged: nba
Brooklyn Nets Select Israeli Basketball Players Ben Saraf, Danny Wolf in NBA Draft
In a landmark night for Israeli basketball, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf were selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the...
US Sports Leagues, Athletes Condemn Hamas Terror Onslaught, Express Condolences for Israeli Victims
Major US sports leagues as well as several professional teams and individual athletes have condemned Hamas' invasion and terrorist attacks against Israel, where over 900...
100 Kids Participate in LA Interfaith Basketball Event: ‘Sports Is the Greatest Equalizer’
Some 100 students participated in an interfaith basketball clinic in California last week, led by American-Turkish NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom and Jewish college basketball...
Report: Former NBA All-Star Stoudemire Fitting in Well With New Team in Jerusalem, Hasn’t Asked for Preferential Treatment
Former NBA all-star forward Amar’e Stoudemire, who recently signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem, is fitting in well with his new teammates as they...
Pelicans Sign Israeli Point Guard Gal Mekel
JNS.org - The New Orleans Pelicans signed point guard Gal Mekel, who last season became the second Israeli-born player in the National Basketball Association...
Yom Kippur Conflict Cuts Guests From Wedding of Basketball Star LeBron James This Weekend
Good thing for NBA superstar LeBron James that he plays in an era when Jewish representation in the league is confined to basketball's front offices....
Casspi Career Takes Unexpected Turn
David Federman, co-owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv, recently announced to Israeli media that his club had negotiated and signed a deal with 23-year-old Israeli NBA...
Omri Caspi Returns to Tel Aviv
After recently being traded to the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, 23-year-old small forward, Omri Casspi has decided to rejoin his former Israeli team - Maccabi Tel...
NBA Lockout Brings Farmar to Israel
Due to the ongoing 2011 NBA Season lockout, Jordan Farmar, the New Jersey Nets' point guard, has signed a contract to play for the Maccabi...
Trade Brings Omri Casspi To Cleveland
Omri Casspi, the Sacramento Kings', 23-year-old Israeli-born small forward, was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for power forward J.J. Hickson. The swap deal...
One on One with Tal Brody
An iconic figure in the world of sports, famous for his prestigious tenure playing with the Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball team in Israel during the...
