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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

Amar'e Stoudemire

Amar'e Stoudemire watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings, Jan. 20, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
December 19, 2022, 11:56 am
Amar’e Stoudemire charged with punching his daughter at Miami home
Former basketball star calls allegations about incident the night before Hanukkah started ‘groundless,’ claims that ‘as the investigation unfolds,’ he will be proven innocent
By AP and ToI Staff
Amar'e Stoudemire, then a Brooklyn Nets assistant coach, looks on during a game in Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 1, 2022. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images via JTA)
November 8, 2022, 9:38 am
Stoudemire defends Black Hebrew Israelite ideology amid West, Irving controversy
Jewish former NBA star denies claim by Kanye West that he is ‘advising Kyrie to apologize for being a Hebrew Israelite’ amid outcry over promotion of antisemitic film
By jacob gurvis
Amar'e Stoudemire speaks in an Instagram video about his leaving the Brooklyn Nets, May 18, 2022. (Screenshot via JTA)
May 19, 2022, 9:09 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire drops Nets coaching gig to focus on Shabbat game
Former NBA star, now Orthodox Jew, reveals he told Nets coach Steve Nash he feels he is not able give his all to position because he doesn’t work on Saturdays
By Gabe Friedman and CALEB GUEDES-REED
Amar'e Stoudemire attends the Pegasus World Cup Championship horse racing event in Hallandale Beach, Florida, Jan. 23, 2021. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for The Stronach Group via JTA)
December 30, 2021, 3:55 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire says he’s looking for a Jewish wife
Former NBA player who converted to Judaism tells fans he’s ready for a ‘shidduch’ — a blind date set up by a matchmaker
By Shira Hanau
Amar'e Stoudemire attends the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series at Gulfstream Park on January 23, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for The Stronach Group via JTA)
November 24, 2021, 7:57 pm
HBO shows Stoudemire’s journey from the NBA to Orthodox Judaism
‘It’s very intense, you’re leaving your old way of thinking,’ says retired basketball star of the transformation he underwent while in Israel
By Shira Hanau
Amar'e Stoudemire, assistant coach of the Brooklyn Nets, samples one of his own signature Stoudemire Farms burgers at his booth at the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, October 15, 2021. (Julia Gergely via JTA)
October 19, 2021, 8:36 am
Stoudemire adds ‘farmer’ to list of post-NBA careers
Former player turned coach and kosher winemaker helps out at a booth in Manhattan farmers’ market to show off products from his family-run ranch
By julia GERGELY
Amar'e Stoudemire attends the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series at Gulfstream Park on January 23, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. (Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for The Stronach Group via JTA)
February 12, 2021, 5:57 am
Amar’e Stoudemire takes antique golden menorah wherever he goes
Former NBA star says Jerusalem-bought token of his spirituality helps him adjust to and overcome challenges on the road
By Gabe Friedman
Amare Stoudemire attends the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series at Gulfstream Park, on January 23, 2021 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for The Stronach Group via JTA)
January 26, 2021, 11:36 pm
As Brooklyn Nets coach, Amar’e Stoudemire doesn’t work on Shabbat
NBA club accepts request of ex-star who has converted to Judaism and played for Israeli teams in recent years
By Gabe Friedman
Former NBA basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire shows off his Israeli national identity card at the Interior Ministry March 13, 2019. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 2, 2021, 4:48 am
Amar’e Stoudemire’s Jewish journey, from young scholar to aspiring ‘prophet’
The former NBA star went from a life in the spotlight to a ‘humbling’ process getting Israeli citizenship, undergoing an Orthodox conversion, and starting a youth education center
By Gabe Friedman
Amar'e Stoudemire in a yeshiva, wearing the black and white clothing associated with certain Orthodox Jews. (Amar'e Stoudemire/Instagram via JTA)
August 26, 2020, 11:21 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire completes his conversion to Judaism
Former NBA star announces end of two-year journey to join the Tribe, takes on Hebrew name ‘Yahoshafat Ben Avraham’
By Marcy Oster
Amar'e Stoudemire, tallest, is leading an initiative to connect Jewish and African-American students at Florida International University. (Courtesy of FIU Hillel via JTA)
July 21, 2020, 3:17 am
Amar’e Stoudemire offers to bridge the gap between Blacks and Jews
Former NBA All-Star who lives and plays professionally in Israel for Maccabi Tel Aviv says ‘lack of leadership’ in Black community has led to expressions of anti-Semitism
By JTA
Amar'e Stoudemire, left, talked about his Jewish spirituality in an interview with Ramy Youssef. (Ed Zurga/BIG3/Getty Images; Jim Spellman/WireImage/Getty Images via JTA)
June 20, 2020, 8:03 am
Ramy Youssef interviews Amar’e Stoudemire on Judaism, basketball
Player talks about Jewish spiritual practice, saying he wears tzitzit and tries to pray three times a day
By Gabe Friedman
In this July 26, 2018 file photo former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch during the US national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Gianna also died in the crash. She was 13. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
January 27, 2020, 1:38 am
Israelis join world, NBA in mourning death of Kobe Bryant
PM Netanyahu calls ex-Laker ‘one of the greatest basketball players in history,’ fans stand and applaud in tribute as news of his death announced during Tel Aviv match
By ToI Staff and AP
Amar'e Stoudemire wearing the Maccabi Tel Aviv jersey in a promotion photo published by the basketball team on January 22, 2020. (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
January 22, 2020, 1:32 pm
Amar’e Stoudemire signs with Maccabi Tel Aviv, shocking fans and his former team
Former NBA All-Star, who was a beloved player for Hapoel Jerusalem and still owns a piece of it, joins its arch-rival; fans call move ‘the betrayal of the century’
By Michael Bachner
Former NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire rests during a basketball training session with his Hapoel Jerusalem in Jerusalem on October 7, 2016. (AFP/Thomas Coex)
January 7, 2020, 2:47 am
Amar’e Stoudemire calls for end to anti-Semitism among African-Americans
‘To attack someone in that manner shows another level of ignorance,’ says former NBA star who identifies with the Hebrew Israelites
By JTA
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