Posts Tagged: Omri Casspi
NBA Veteran Omri Casspi on Return to Israeli Basketball: Maccabi Tel Aviv ‘Was Obviously the First, Second, and Third Option’
Veteran Israeli NBA Player Omri Casspi is returning to Israel after ten years to play for the Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv, calling the popular basketball...
Bar Refaeli’s Baby, ‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot, NBA Player Omri Casspi Listed Among This Year’s ‘Most Influential Israelis’
To mark the start of the new Jewish year, Israel's Channel 2 on Sunday compiled a list of the most influential Israelis in every age group. The youngest of the...
Israeli NBA Player Prays on Facebook; Expresses Gratitude for Blessings, Teachings of Jerusalem Rabbi
Basketball star Omri Casspi posted a photo on Facebook in which he is engaged in Jewish prayer, wearing tefillin (phylacteries) and a tallit (prayer shawl). Next...
Israeli Celebrities Join BringBackOurBoys Campaign to Free Kidnapped Kids
A growing bevy of Israeli stars and sports figures are signing on to a Twitter hashtag campaign calling for the return of three Israeli youths...
Maccabi Haifa Owner After Star’s Signing: Playing for Team ‘Provides a Stepping Stone to the NBA’ (VIDEO)
Israeli basketball star Gal Mekel's recent signing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks proves that his former team, Maccabi Haifa, provides a legitimate entree into the...
Omri Casspi Signs with Houston Rockets
JNS.org - Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, has agreed to terms on a two-year, $2 million contract with...
Dallas Mavericks Agree to Deal With Gal Mekel, Second Israeli to Sign With NBA Team
JNS.org - Maccabi Haifa's Gal Mekel, a 6-foot-3 point guard, agreed to a multi-year deal to play for the Dallas Mavericks next...
Book Review: ‘Jewish Jordan’ Memoir an Important Guide for Players and Coaches
JNS.org - Despite his friends' and family's doubts that a young Orthodox Jewish athlete could ever play college or professional basketball without compromising his religious...
Omri Casspi, ‘Jewish Jordan’ Partner on Basketball Camps to Inspire Youths On and Off the Court
Tamir Goodman (left) and NBA forward Omri Casspi—pictured on the court of the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls—together run basketball camps that seek...
The NBA’s Next Israeli Player?
National Basketball Association teams, fans and analysts seem to be in a constant search for the "next Michael Jordan," looking for a player...
Israel Hoopster Has “Real Chance” to Make NBA Roster in Minnesota
Forward Lior Eliyahu, whose rights were traded Tuesday from the Houston Rockets to the Minnesota Timberwolves, could join fellow Israeli hoopster Omri Casspi...
Israeli Robots Shoot for U.S. Competition
Forward Omri Casspi made the leap from Israel to the National Basketball Association in 2009, but the latest Israeli hoopsters seeking to compete...
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...
