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Daniel Theis is in advanced talks to join Maccabi Tel Aviv, per BasketNews sources.
They remember the checkpoints that threatened them and their family. They remember the Israeli-controlled water system often being shut off. They remember their basketball games being canceled because of violence on the roads. And they remember not knowing which home on their street soldiers would raid next. “This is the life we were given,” Ibrahim says. They are determined to take the sport as far as they can — farther than their father, Ala Ali, could have ever dreamed. Ala grew up under occupation, as well. He was 13 when the First Intifada, or Palestinian uprising against occupation, broke out in 1987 following the death of four Palestinians who were hit by an Israeli vehicle at the border between Israel and Gaza. Violence erupted on the streets, and his life became a series of closures: curfews, checkpoints, chaos. “I never had the chance to live a normal teenager life,” Ala says. “I used to love to play basketball myself. We never had the chance to do that because we would come study for three hours in school and run home before they closed the checkpoints or before the demonstrations or clashes started.”
Maccabi Tel Aviv forward Oshae Brissett officially signed a new 2-year deal with the Israeli team.
Marc Stein: Lonnie Walker IV is a candidate to return to the NBA this summer, league sources say, after the scoring guard played in the EuroLeague last season. The seven-year NBA vet (10.0 PPG) has an NBA out in his Maccabi Tel Aviv contract until July 15 and is expected to draw interest.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv continues to work towards next season, and the Sports Channel has learned that it is in advanced negotiations with Richaun Holmes. Holmes (32, 2.06 m) signed with Panathinaikos last summer and played in Europe for the first time after good years in the NBA, when he was supposed to be the Greeks' biggest star and won a two-year contract - earning $2.5 million per year
Jerry Seinfeld shut down an anti-Israel influencer by telling him Palestine “doesn’t exist” after he was rushed while leaving the Garden Wednesday night following the Knicks’ historic NBA Finals comeback. The legendary comedian, 72, was walking among the throngs of people after Game 4 when he was ambushed by a popular streamer armed with a mic and camera. “What up, Seinfeld? What up? Can we get a ‘Free Palestine’?” said the streamer, FinesseFave, sticking a mic in the face of the Jewish actor and writer. The famously quick-on-his-feet stand-up responded with a laugh before shutting down the incendiary question in three words. “It doesn’t exist,” he said, before walking away.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion presented Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija with the "Jerusalem Ambassador in the Diaspora" award during a gala evening, which concluded the "Coming to Jerusalem" real estate fair in Manhattan on Thursday.
Lion praised Avdija for representing the State of Israel as a public figure in the US and for bringing pride to Jews and Israelis worldwide. "Deni Avdija is not only an extraordinary athlete, first and foremost, he is an ambassador at heart and in spirit for the State of Israel and our values," Lion said.
Center James Wiseman has been offered to Maccabi Tel Aviv, which is considering his candidacy for next season, "Today" has learned. In recent weeks, the Yellows have begun building the team for next season, and according to sources in the United States, the club has recently been offered a particularly surprising and intriguing name - the American center who was selected second overall in the 2020 NBA draft.
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LSU has reportedly agreed to a $5 million deal with Israeli forward Yam Madar, who is a member of the Hapoel Tel Aviv program in Israel. Madar, who’s set to turn 26 in December, was drafted with the 47th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, but never signed with the team. The 6-foot-3 guard from Israel has been playing professional basketball since 2018 and was named the 2023 EuroLeague Rising Star.
Jorge Sierra: Deni Avdija is only the second Israeli player to ever make the NBA playoffs. The first one playing meaningful minutes. Meaningful would be an understatement here.
