There aren’t too many basketball players who wear the number 77 on their jersey. But Israeli point guard Ben Saraf has a religious reason for making those digits his own: 77 is the Jewish numerical ...

Avdija’s breakout comes during an era of Jewish basketball excellence. Recently, the University of Florida’s Todd Golden became the first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988.

Adi Levin, 23, and a fellow Israel Defense Forces reservist were on a road trip across the US when they were caught up in the attack that killed at least 15 and wounded another 30.

Deni Avdija’s breakout season lifts Israeli hoops As the only Israeli currently playing in the NBA, Avdija carries the weight of representing an entire nation and a global Jewish community that ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija averaged 10.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists in October. He is averaging 22.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists in March. – 3:05 PM Casey ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) drives to the basket between Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) and guard Jamal Murray (27) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday ...

Deni Avdija, with Portland, is an Israeli Jew who was a first-round draft pick in 2020. Domantas Sabonis, the Sacramento Kings center, is married to a Jewish woman and in the process of converting ...

Deni Avdija is a professional basketball player and was born on January 3, 2001, in Beit Zera, Israel. He stands at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters), weighs 240 pounds (109 kilograms) and plays at ...

Deni Avdija holds dual citizenship of Israel and Serbia. He started representing Israel in the 2016-17 Under-16 European Championship, where he averaged 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game.

Born to a Jewish Israeli mother and Muslim father who immigrated to Israel from Yugoslavia to play basketball, Avdija grew up on Kibbutz Beit Zera, a Jordan Valley village that both housed ...