Tag: basketball
Detroit Pistons Seemingly Troll Kyrie Irving with Hanukkah Distraction During Free Throws
The Pistons’ scoreboard put up a Hanukkah display as Irving was shooting.
YU’s Orthodox Jewish Player Ryan Turell Off NBA Draft & G League Due to...
Yeshiva University's Ryan Turell will not play in the summer league as he's yet to be cleared from his injury.
NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen Training Arab & Jewish Girls in Jerusalem
“Take basketball, use basketball, to allow you to change the world.”
Yeshiva University’s Ryan Turell, Orthodox Jew, in NBA Draft
Would local Jews help him with a minyan Friday nights and Shabbat mornings? They might score free tickets…
Go Settlers! Maccabi Maale Adumim Moves Up to Israel’s Second Tier National Basketball League
For Head Coach Gewirtz this is the culmination of the many years he played youth and men’s basketball for the city.
Yeshiva University Men’s Basketball Receives First US National Ranking
The Maccabees are ranked No. 24 in a listing on D3hoops.com, voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports-information directors and reporters.
President Hosts Israel’s Magical Under-20 Basketball Team After 2nd Straight European Championship
"I take my hat off to you all, not only on behalf of the State of Israel, but also as a person who has been a sports fan for 70 years, from the age of 10."
LeBron James Apologizes for ‘Jewish Money’ Post, Thought It Complemented Jews
Back in 2016, when James was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was instrumental in getting the team's Israeli head coach David Blatt fired.
Inside Israel Today: Behind the Scenes in the Omri Casspi Tragedy [audio]
Omri Casspi cut from the Golden State Warriors for technical reasons last weekend, Gil Hoffman talks about the first Israeli to play in the NBA on Inside Israel Today.
Israeli League Finalist Maccabi Haifa to Embark on 3-Team NBA Tour
The Greens rank second all-time among international basketball teams in games played against NBA opponents.
President Rivlin to NBA Delegation: You Represent the Hopes and Dreams of Boys and...
"Sports have the great power to break down barriers between people from different communities."
20th Maccabiah Starts Thursday: 10,000 Athletes from 80 Countries, 150,000 Foreign Guests
The 20th Maccabiah will feature competitions in 40 different sports, including two new additions: lacrosse and bridge.
American Eagle’s Schottenstein Negotiating to Buy Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball
The team has failed to make it to the EuroLeague quarter finals (it was eliminated after the Regular season), which could leave it with a deficit of about $5 million for the year.
Life in Prison Plus 30 Years for Driver of Terrorist Cell That Killed of...
The terrorist who helped murder Malachi Rosenfeld was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years -- but it won't bring back Malachi.
Basketball in Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem basketball player Amare Stoudemire gives a basketball workshop.
Staten Island JCC Receives Anti-Semitic Messages over Basketball Score
“We work very hard to make sure we instill the right values, so it is disturbing.”
Firing of NBA Coach David Blatt Signals Rising Anti-Semitism
The ADL posted an Internet anti-Semitism "flash flood alert" over the dismissal of NBA head coach David Blatt.
New Basketball League for People with Special Needs Launched in Israel
Israel’s first ever basketball league for people with special needs was launched in Jerusalem on Monday evening, January 11, in the presence of Mayor Nir Barkat.
Israelis Follow David Blatt to Cleveland for NBA Finals
All you need is a few days vacation and a few thousand dollars to show the Israeli flag at the big game.
Gal Mekel back in NBA with New Orleans Pelicans
Gal Mekel, the second Israeli to play in the NBA, has signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Mekel played for the Pelicans on Saturday in...
Amar’e Stoudemire Scores Points for United Hatzalah
The official exchange rate is one dollar per point.
NBA’ Danny Green Post ‘LOL’ Selfie at Berlin Holocaust Memorial
"Yes, mistakes do happen,” he said in an apology.
Pro-Arab Peacenik Assault Jewish Leader after NY Nets-Maccabi Game
Anti-Israel thug proves once again how not to achieve co-existence.
Israel May be Part of NBA in Several Years
Trans-Atlantic basketball is not so far-fetched. If it will make money for the NBA, it will happen.
Kippa Scores Goal in Big Ten Hoop Games
Aaron Liberman of Northwestern checked in for the final minute of action against Michigan in the Wildcats’ 74-51 men’s basketball loss in Ann Arbor...
‘Jew in the City’ Announces Top 10 Orthodox Jewish All Stars
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann are among ten individuals who have been named 2013 Orthodox Jewish All Stars by...
Stoudemire Seeking Israeli Citizenship
This is just what Israel does not need – another non-Jew claiming he is a Jew. NY Knicks star Stoudemire wants to be an Israeli but as for Torah, he likes to pick and choose his commandments,
Casspi to Sign with Houston Rockets for $2 Million
Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player to join the NBA, has agreed to a two-year, $2 million contract with the Houston Rockets.
Casspi, 25, who...
ESPN: Israel’s Mekel to Sign with NBA’s Mavericks
Israeli point guard Gal Mekel is poised to become the second Israeli to play in the NBA after giving a verbal commitment to the...