Golden State Warriors forward Omri Casspi, the first Israeli player in the NBA, and retired San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson are among instructors at the Basketball Without Borders camp starting Sunday in Israel.
The youngsters who will partake in the 16th European edition of the global camps organized by the NBA and governing body FIBA are announced Thursday.
Top boys and girls from 22 nations will attend the sessions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Netanya, the first to be staged in Israel.
Israeli basketball star Omri Casspi is shown his new jersey for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors after signing with the team on July 12, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
Casspi, 29, signed a free agent deal with the reigning NBA champion Warriors last month after spending parts of last season with Sacramento, New Orleans and Minnesota. He has also played for Cleveland and Houston since starting his NBA career in 2009.
On Thursday, President Reuven Rivlin met with a NBA delegation at the President’s Residence that included Robinson.
President Reuven Rivlin (C) meets with former NBA players David Robinson (R) and Wayne Embry at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
During the meeting, Rivlin hailed the ability of sports to “break down barriers between people from different communities” and said “in Israel, we are working to build this understanding.”
— AFP
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