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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

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Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe Bryant smiles at a referee during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky in Los Angeles, September 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)
July 19, 2024, 2:45 am
Kobe Bryant’s late father Joe once coached a Jewish day school’s girls basketball team
Philadelphia legend ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, who died Monday at 69, is famous for his sporting achievements and fathering an NBA great, but Akiba students knew him as a beloved coach
By Rob Charry
Head coach Elliot Steinmetz talks to the Yeshiva University Maccabees in the locker room after they beat US Merchant Marine Academy, 75-57, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
July 11, 2024, 5:47 am
Mayim Bialik producing movie on Yeshiva U’s basketball win streak
New film will focus on US college team’s coach when it won 50 straight games from 2019 to 2021; screenwriter: Coach ‘shares my determination to prove Jews can be whatever we want’
By jacob gurvis
Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija (8) drives to the basket past Chicago Bulls forward Torrey Craig (13) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Washington, April 12, 2024. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
June 27, 2024, 1:08 pm
NBA’s Wizards trade Israeli native Deni Avdija to Portland, in surprise move
Basketball star swapped for Trail Blazers guard Malcolm Brogdon, as new senior team adviser reportedly decides to end his contract several years early
By ToI Staff
Yarden Garzon of the Indiana Hoosiers playing against the Lipscomb Bisons at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, November 19, 2023. (Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics)
April 5, 2024, 4:46 pm
Full court press: Rising NCAA basketball star Yarden Garzon proudly reps Israel
The 20-year-old Indiana Hoosiers guard from Ra’anana uses platform to dispel ‘fake news’ about her home country as anti-Zionist rhetoric soars amid ongoing war in Gaza
By Ed Klajman
Illustrative. A general view of Yonkers, New York. (rblfmr/Shutterstock)
March 13, 2024, 1:23 pm
Feds probing NY school over antisemitic slurs slung at Jewish basketball squad
Investigation opens months after Yonkers basketball player yelled ‘F-ing Jew’ at opponent from Jewish Leffel School team
By Andrew Lapin
Members of the Ireland women's basketball team pictured before they faced Israel in EuroBasket qualifying, February 8, 2024 (X screengrab, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
February 9, 2024, 2:35 pm
Irish basketball team refuses to shake hands with Israelis, proceeds to lose by 30
Basketball Ireland backed national women’s team forgoing pleasantries after Israeli player called them antisemitic; Israel captain: It was a lot more than a win, it became personal
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Female high school basketball player shooting basket free throw. (credit: monkeybusinessimages/ iStock)
January 8, 2024, 11:16 pm
Basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted slurs at Jewish opponents
Yonkers high school dismisses girls’ basketball coach, suspends a team member, after game against Jewish school ended in antisemitic taunts, amid tensions related to Gaza war
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative: The net in the first half of an NBA basketball game on in Denver, on November 29, 2023. (David Zalubowski/AP)
January 7, 2024, 1:09 pm
High school girls’ basketball game aborted in New York amid antisemitic slurs
Team from private Jewish Leffell School calls an end to game after third quarter as opposing team members shout ‘I support Hamas, you f-king Jew,’ among other taunts
By ToI Staff
Washington Wizards' Deni Avdija, left, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' De'Anthony Melton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, November 6, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
November 16, 2023, 12:27 am
As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija plays through the pain
Praying for his countrymen back home, the Washington Wizards’ small forward puts up impressive numbers as the season starts in the wake of brutal Hamas massacres
By Jon Marks
Israeli University of South Florida basketball player Romi Levy. (Courtesy: South Florida Athletics)
November 9, 2023, 12:49 am
After losing friends on Oct. 7, Israeli basketballer looks for escape on the court
University of South Florida star forward Romi Levy: ‘I’m just trying to do my best and make sure that everybody at home is okay and try to be there and support them’
By Greg Levinsky
Stanford guard Benny Gealer (15) drives against Washington State guard Dylan Darling, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pullman, Washington, January 14, 2023. (AP Photo/ Dean Hare)
November 6, 2023, 12:52 am
20 Jewish college basketball players to watch in 2023-24
New crop of Israelis also gaining attention, as they struggle with war; USF’s Levy says it has been hard to stay on top of school and basketball with ‘everything going on at home’
By Greg Levinsky
Israel supporters at a game between the Brooklyn Nets and Israel's Maccabi Raanana, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, October 12, 2023. (Luke Tress/JTA)
October 14, 2023, 12:26 am
Brooklyn Nets-Maccabi Ra’anana game turns into catharsis for Israel supporters
Planned before Hamas’s terror onslaught, the exhibition game took place as scheduled, bringing some much-needed comfort to Jewish fans and players alike
By Luke Tress
Ryan Turell playing for the Motor City Cruise. (Courtesy Motor City Cruise via JTA)
August 14, 2023, 5:09 am
Former YU phenom Ryan Turell features in new Amazon documentary on the G League
Segments of ‘Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey’ focus on the Jewish identity of the Orthodox player who was the top scorer in college ball before joining the minors last year
By Stephen Silver
Illustrative: The Arizona Wildcats celebrate during the semifinal PAC-12 conference tournament game at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, March 11, 2022. (AAron Ontiveroz/ MediaNews Group/ The Denver Post via Getty Images via JTA)
August 13, 2023, 6:52 am
Abraham Accords inspire Arizona, Kansas State basketball teams to visit Israel, UAE
Organized by Athletes for Israel, the trip runs Aug. 9-20 and will cover tourist sites in both countries, including the Western Wall, Yad Vashem and the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
By jacob gurvis
Israel competes against France in the final of the U-20 European Championship in Heraklion, Greece, July 16, 2023. (FIBA)
July 16, 2023, 11:59 pm
Israeli U-20 basketball team falls to France in European final
National team ends tournament run with a silver after losing 89-79 in overtime
By ToI Staff
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