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Connecting people to Israel through the power of sports

There isn’t a sports event that you can watch on television that isn’t enhanced by a few different Israeli technologies at play.

By JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF
06/06/2023

Mac TA lament lost opportunity vs Monaco as home-court advantage proves vital

There are tough courts to call games and Monaco understood that it needed to ratchet up the music a notch to give its home gym a real home town feel.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
14/05/2023

The NBA’s intriguing Jewish history

It might come as a surprise to basketball fans to discover that the game has a rich if somewhat hidden Jewish history, one in which young Jews dominated the action on the court.

The Jewish Sport Report: A legendary Jewish sportswriter

This is what's going on in the Jewish sports world.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
29/04/2023

Hapoel Tel Aviv pumped for EuroCup quarterfinals

Veteran leaders key for Reds to continue impressive run in last-8 clash against Joventut Badalona.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
18/04/2023

NBA star Domantas Sabonis’ wife says he is converting to Judaism

The 26-year-old All-Star is in the process of converting to Judaism, according to his Jewish wife, Shashana Sabonis (née Rosen).

By ANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA
15/04/2023

Avdija continues to make strides in DC

The 22-year-old Avdija has taken steps to expand his game especially when some of the Wizards top players are out due to injury.

By JOSHUA HALICKMAN
30/03/2023

Kyrie Irving says he has Jewish family members, stands by deleting apology post

It is unclear which members of Irving’s family are Jewish or if the assertion is an expression of the Black Hebrew Israelite ideology promoted in the antisemitic film he shared.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
09/02/2023

Kyrie Irving traded to Dallas Mavericks after antisemitism controversy

The Dallas Mavericks' Jewish owner Mark Cuban spoke out on Irving's antisemitism scandal last year.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
06/02/2023
Basketball

NBA player Meyers Leonard opens up on his antisemitism scandal to Jewish ESPN reporter

Leonard, then a member of the Miami Heat, used the word “kike” while livestreaming a “Call of Duty” video game on the Twitch streaming platform in March 2021.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
01/02/2023
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