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Omri Casspi

Most of this year's Independence Day torch-lighters pose for a photo outside the Knesset with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and Transportation Minister Miri Regev, April 28, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 30, 2025, 9:46 am
‘Bridges of Hope’: The torch-lighters at Israel’s 77th Independence Day celebration
Annual event features freed hostage Emily Damari, cultural icons Zehava Ben and Omri Casspi, and more controversial figures Dana International and Ben Shapiro
By Amy Spiro
For illustration: Former NBA player and investor Omri Casspi (second from right) tours Israel's devastated south with tech billionaire Elon Musk (right) in November 2023. (Courtesy)
December 2, 2024, 7:18 pm
‘Zionism 2.0’: Former NBA player Omri Casspi raises $60m to invest in Israeli startups
The athlete’s second seed venture capital fund, Swish Ventures, seeks to fund locally founded businesses in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and AI
By Sharon Wrobel
(L) Memphis Grizzlies forward Omri Casspi dunks during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on January 25, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn.; (R) Justice Minister Gideon Saar arrives for the first weekly cabinet meeting of the new government in Jerusalem on June 20, 2021. (Emmanuel Dunand/Brandon Dill/AP, File)
August 12, 2022, 11:13 pm
Surveillance firm owned by Omri Casspi’s dad reportedly tracking justice minister
TV report says snooping was identified shortly after the election campaign commenced but that the spying is being carried out legally by company owned by Likud supporter
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers put flowers and candles on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 3, 2022, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day, May 4, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 4, 2022, 1:44 pm
Daily Briefing May 4: Memorial Day in Israel; Russia doubles down on antisemitism
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman breaks down the ongoing debate in including terror victims on Memorial Day; Tech Israel editor Ricky Ben David sheds light on cool-tech
By ToI Staff
Then Memphis Grizzlies forward Omri Casspi in action during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, December 2, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Slocum)
May 2, 2022, 8:28 pm
Former Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi steps onto high-tech court as VC investor
New $50 million fund to focus on early-stage investments in areas like fintech, cybersecurity, Web3
By Ricky Ben-David
Memphis Grizzlies forward Omri Casspi dunks during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on on January 25, 2019, in Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/ Brandon Dill)
July 18, 2021, 10:03 pm
Omri Casspi retires from pro basketball: ‘I reached peaks I never dreamed of’
Former NBA player says he reached basketball heights during his career; sports minister: ‘Casspi has shown how much determination is necessary to become an elite athlete’
By ToI Staff
Deni Avdija speaks to the media after NBA's Washington Wizards picked him in the NBA draft 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
December 24, 2020, 12:12 pm
Deni Avdija’s NBA debut gives Israel a shot at basketball stardom
Though he isn’t the first Israeli to play in the league, the Jewish state has higher hopes for new Washington Wizards small forward
By Ben Simon
Omri Casspi holding a Maccabi Tel Aviv jersey upon announcing he is returning to the club after a decade in the NBA, August 13, 2019. (Maccabi Tel Aviv official website)
August 13, 2019, 11:40 am
Casspi returns to Maccabi Tel Aviv after decade in NBA
Basketballer signs three-year contract with team he played for before becoming the first Israeli to play in the top US league
By Michael Bachner
Then Memphis Grizzlies forward Omri Casspi in action during an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, December 2, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Slocum)
July 14, 2019, 5:10 pm
Omri Casspi said set to return to Maccabi Tel Aviv after decade in NBA
Israeli basketball player reportedly agrees on contract terms with his old team, expected to sign 3-year deal in the coming days
By Alexander Fulbright
Memphis Grizzlies forward Omri Casspi dunks during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on on January 25, 2019, in Memphis, Tennessee. (AP Photo/ Brandon Dill)
February 8, 2019, 6:20 pm
NBA’s Omri Casspi let go by Memphis Grizzlies
‘Didn’t go as we all envisioned but the team and city embraced me,’ Israeli basketball player says after being cut early for 2nd straight season amid injury
By Alexander Fulbright
Omri Casspi signs a basketball for a Golden State Warriors fan. (Courtesy Golden State Warriors;NBAE/Getty Images)
December 2, 2018, 11:15 am
Jewish athletes condemn anti-Semitism in wake of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Football, basketball and baseball players say they were shocked by the attack but are not concerned for their own safety as they travel, train and compete
By Jimmy Golen
Israeli basketball player Omri Casspi (R) receives a 2018 NBA Championship ring from Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, on November 5, 2018. (Screen capture: YouTube)
November 6, 2018, 11:31 pm
Omri Casspi gets NBA championship ring from Golden State Warriors
Though cut due to injury before last year’s playoffs, Israeli basketball player honored by league champs for his contribution to team
By JTA
Omri Casspi #18 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball against the Denver Nuggets on November 4, 2017 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Courtesy Golden State Warriors; Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
July 1, 2018, 9:25 am
NBA’s Omri Casspi said to ink deal with Memphis Grizzlies
After season with champions Golden State Warriors, ESPN reports Israeli hoopster agreed to 1-year contract with his 7th team in the league
By Michael Bachner
Omri Casspi of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a slam dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers during an NBA basketball game on December 25, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP)
June 5, 2018, 4:24 pm
NBA player Omri Casspi invests in gut analysis startup for better diet
DayTwo’s app told the basketball star what to eat before a game, and now he’s convinced that millions can be helped by custom nutrition recommendations based on bacteria profiling
By Shoshanna Solomon
Indiana Pacers player T.J. Leaf's father also played for the Pacers before moving to Israel, where T.J. was born. (Courtesy)
April 29, 2018, 9:44 am
A day before turning 21, T.J. Leaf becomes first Israeli in NBA playoffs
Third national to play in top basketball league goes on court for 3 minutes in Pacers’ win against Cavaliers
By Michael Bachner
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