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Mark Cuban at the 2013 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre, LA Live. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock.

Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority Dallas Mavericks stake to Dr. Miriam Adelson for...

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Mark Cuban, the Jewish billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor and NBA team owner, is poised to make two major changes in his business and public presence. Cuban has agreed to sell his majority ownership of the...
Amar'e Stoudemire during EuroLeague 2019-20, Round 24 basketball game between Fenerbahçe and Maccabi Tel Aviv, at the Ulker Sports Arena in Istabul, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2020. Credit: KCube, Kaan Baytur/Shutrterstock.

Phoenix Suns to retire jersey of former basketball star Amar’e Stoudemire

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The Hebrew word lev, Hebrew for “heart,” has a numerical value in Gematria of 32. One of the professional basketball players who played with the most heart—the Israeli citizen and convert to Judaism Amar’e Stoudemire—is...
Michael Jordan on a golf course in 2007. Photo by shgmom56/Wikipedia.

Michael Jordan to sell majority Hornets stake to Jewish-led investor group

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The Charlotte Hornets announced recently that Michael Jordan will sell his majority stake in the team to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. The latter two are Jewish and are generally referred to...
Hapoel Jerusalem head coach Oded Kattash seen during the Basketball champions league match between Hapoel Jerusalem and BC AEK Athens, in Jerusalem Arena, October 23, 2019. Credit: Flash90.

‘Nothing less than a terrorist attack’: Israeli fans come under siege at basketball game...

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Israeli fans of the Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club came under attack from AEK Basketball Club fans at the latter’s home stadium in Athens on Wednesday. Fans documented and posted to social media clashes between fans,...

Orthodox basketball player Ryan Turell selected in NBA minor league draft

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https://youtu.be/p7qJgW9OZ-w Orthodox Jewish basketball player Ryan Turell on Saturday was selected No. 27 overall in the 2022 NBA G League Draft, ESPN reported. Turell, who went unpicked out of Yeshiva University in June’s NBA Draft, was selected by...
Vegan Friendly is sponsoring Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2022-23 season. Credit: Courtesy of Vegan Friendly.

Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team goes vegan

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In another first for the country with the highest number of vegans per capita, the Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball team will be called Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv for the upcoming season. This is a slam...
The Australian delegation take part in the opening ceremony of the 20th Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, July 6, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

This year’s Maccabiah Games are going live …

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Broadcasting the Summer Olympic Games is a massive operation, with more than 7,000 personnel covering 28 sports utilizing 1,000-plus cameras, taking the games global. For the first time, the so-called Jewish Olympics will be broadcast around the...
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Into the deep end: American-Israeli swimmer dives into Maccabiah history

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Swimming has always been at the center of Michele Kupfer’s life. She swam as a child growing up in Florida, she swam during her childhood summers in Israel, and she had the amazing fortune...
NBA Hall of Famer, two-time world champion and team USA Olympic gold medalist Ray Allen conducts a training session for kids at the YMCA in Jerusalem, on May 15, 2022. Credit: Gali Tibbon/America’s Voices in Israel.

NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen experiences the Holy Land

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NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen wrapped up a whirlwind tour of Israel this week, taking time to speak with members of the press before heading back to the United States. Allen, a two-time world...
Deni Avdija. Source: Screenshot.

Avdija scores better basketball season, though still strives for improvement on court

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Deni Avdija’s second NBA season with the Washington Wizards, which concluded on Sunday with a 124-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, ended much better than his rookie NBA season when the Israeli forward sustained...