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Monday, August 8, 2016
Ex-NBA All-Star Stoudemire opens new chapter in Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRecently retired NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire insists he has plenty of basketball left in him.
Arriving in what he calls “my favorite city in the world” for a new chapter as a player for Hapoel Jerusalem, Stoudemire says he came to Israel to win — and to continue a spiritual journey to trace his Hebrew roots.
Stoudemire hosts some 140 Jewish and Arab kids at his basketball peace camp on Monday as he prepares to join the Israeli league. He says he’s not here for “fun” but to pursue the championship that eluded him in his 14-year NBA career.
He says he had offers from at least three NBA teams, but since none of them was a title contender “I decided to retire and bring my talents over to Israel.”
— AP
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