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Steve Kerr talks to reporters following a game. (Cyrus Saatsaz via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’

Louis Keene by Louis Keene April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr slammed Israel […]

Deni Avdija
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Deni Avdija becomes first Israeli to be selected as an NBA All-Star

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
Ben Saraf (left) a 19-year-old currently playing in the German professional league, and Danny Wolf, a 7-footer from the University of Michigan, were picked by the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA draft on June 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Brooklyn Nets pick two Jewish players in NBA draft

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis June 26, 2025June 26, 2025
Malika Andrews on the set of “NBA Countdown” during the Eastern Conference Finals last month. (Photo/Kohjiro Kinno-ESPN Images)
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The Warriors aren’t in the Finals, but Oakland’s Malika Andrews is

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 5, 2024June 17, 2024
Kings center Domantas Sabonis at Chabad of Sacramento's Purim party, March 7, 2023.
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‘We’re gonna need a bigger mikvah’: Twitter reacts to news that Kings star Domantas Sabonis is converting

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Rabbi Mendy Cohen is dwarfed by 7'1" Kings center Domantas Sabonis, who attended Chabad of Sacramento's Purim party on March 7.
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Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis is joining Team Jewish

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 12, 2023June 17, 2024
Pavel Krylov (left) with wife Izabel and son Nikolai outside Golden 1 Center, March 27, 2023.
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Jewish fans rally around NorCal’s other NBA team as Kings head to playoffs

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 10, 2023April 17, 2023
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook in the Yeshiva University of Los Angeles gym in summer 2021. (Photo/Instagram)
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NBA players’ secret practice spots? L.A.’s Jewish high schools

Louis Keene by Louis Keene and Forward August 8, 2022
Fans watch the Utah Jazz play the Memphis Grizzlies in a 2021 playoff game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, May 23, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Alex Goodlett-Getty Images)
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Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten and JTA April 25, 2022April 25, 2022
Deni Avdija wrote "yizkor" on his sneakers for Yom HaShoah, April 7, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-Twitter)
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Deni Avdija’s ‘yizkor’ sneakers; Trailer for ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’; Hank Azaria is sorry; etc.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

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