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Turkish NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom is hosting an interfaith basketball clinic in Jerusalem

(JTA) — NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, a Turkish Muslim known for his off-court activism, is in Israel to host an interfaith basketball clinic. The 11-year veteran is running the Enes...

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Amar’e Stoudemire — player, coach, kosher winemaker — adds ‘farmer’ to his list of...

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Sue Bird, the Jewish basketball superstar, wins 5th gold medal in 5 Olympic outings

(JTA) — In their fifth Olympic appearance, Sue Bird and teammate Diana Taurasi made history: They won their fifth gold medal, the only basketball players — men’s or women’s...

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Israeli Teen Makes History as 9th pick in NBA Draft

(JTA) — Deni Avdija, the 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night – the...
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