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NBA

Deni Avdija wrote "yizkor" on his sneakers for Yom HaShoah, April 7, 2021. (Screenshot/JTA-Twitter)
Posted inCelebrity Jews

Deni Avdija’s ‘yizkor’ sneakers; Trailer for ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’; Hank Azaria is sorry; etc.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Deni Avdija (left) of Maccabi Tel Aviv handles the ball against the Serbian team Crvena Zvezda in a EuroLeague game in Belgrade, March 6, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Marko Metlas-Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images)
Posted inSports

‘It’s the mensch off the bench on Hanukkah!’: Israeli Deni Avdija shines in first NBA preseason game

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 14, 2020
Basketball star Andre Iguodala discussing his new memoir at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, June 28, 2019 (Photo/JCCSF-Adam Silverman)
Posted inBooks

Warrior no more: ‘True mensch’ Andre Iguodala discusses new memoir at JCCSF

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 1, 2019July 1, 2019
Former NBA player Cory Carr, in Israel since 2000, became a citizen during the 2009-2010 season.
Posted inBooks

How black U.S. basketball players became Israel’s biggest fans

by Rob Gloster February 15, 2019March 6, 2019
casspi raises his hands on the court, wearing an israel jersey
Posted inBay Area, Israel, News, Sports

Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi joins Golden State Warriors

by JNS.org July 5, 2017July 6, 2017
Omri Casspi on the court in an Israel jersey
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Sacramento Kings’ Omri Casspi traded to New Orleans

by JTA February 20, 2017February 20, 2017
Omri Casspi on the court in an Israel jersey
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Q and A: An NBA player who’s on team Israel

by Rob Gloster January 18, 2017January 5, 2026

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