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Recanati family takes control of Maccabi Tel Aviv in $50 million deal

Deal ends the Federman era at the basketball club, giving new owners a 58% stake and setting up a major player-budget boost

Efrat Amoraban | 07.07.26

LeBron James to leave Lakers, sets off new buzz over Warriors and next team

ESPN reports the 41-year-old has told Los Angeles he will not return, ending a season in which he still produced at a high level but watched the Lakers hit another playoff ceiling while shifting their future around Luka Dončić

Dennis Bihler | 06.30.26

New York Knicks win first NBA title in 53 years, beating Wembanyama's Spurs

Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to clinch the series 4-1 and claim its first championship since 1973

ynet Global | 06.14.26

Victor Wembanyama is changing the NBA by proving that caring is cool

The Spurs star has reached the NBA Finals ahead of schedule, but his real impact goes beyond his alien body and historic talent: he is showing a cynical sports world that emotion is not weakness

Tzippy Shmilovitz | 06.03.26

Shabbat or the Knicks? New York’s Jewish basketball fans face a holy dilemma

What's a Sabbath-observant Knicks fan supposed to do: the Knicks will appear in the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years, but Game 2 will be played on Saturday and Game 7 – if the series goes that far – will also fall on the day of rest

Daniel Edelson, New York | 06.02.26

NBA star Deni Avdija and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion

NBA Star Deni Avdija receives Jerusalem Ambassador award at Manhattan real estate fair

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion honored Avdija at a Manhattan real estate fair, praising his advocacy for Israel and role as a source of pride for Jews worldwide

ynet | 05.29.26

רז אדם (ראשון מימין) בזכייה עם נבחרת העתודה ב-2019

Israel national team basketball player Raz Adam dies at 26 in fatal car crash

Hapoel Galil Elyon captain Raz Adam, a former Israel youth national team star who twice won the Under-20 European Championship, was killed in a car crash on Route 90 in northern Israel

Yair Kraus | 05.21.26

Israeli basketball players’ union announces strike as league insists games will go ahead

The union said talks with the league collapsed over demands to protect Israeli players’ status and playing time, raising uncertainty over the final stretch of the Premier League season

Efrat Amoraban | 05.14.26

The team that changed basketball forever: Harlem Globetrotters turn 100

A young Jewish man assembled a team of black players, gave them a New York name and took them across America; they became a symbol of black excellence in white America, with success that crossed borders, genders, races and classes; 'We are ambassadors of goodwill'

Zeev Avrahami | 05.03.26

'What do they expect from him?': Nets star baffled by attacks on Deni Avdija

Michael Porter Jr. says criticism of the Israeli Trail Blazers forward over his Jewish identity and displays of Israeli pride is 'so weird,' as analysts debate Portland’s future around Avdija

ynet | 05.02.26

Israeli GM making NBA history: 'Everybody knows who I am'

Exclusive interview: Liron Fanan, named executive of the year in NBA G League, talks about breaking glass ceilings, old frustrations at Maccabi Tel Aviv, life in US as war rages at home and fears for her mother and the father - who always said she would reach the NBA

Efrat Amoraban | 04.27.26

Israeli entrepreneur buys Kobe Bryant card for over $3M, sets record

Collectibles platform ALT CEO Lior Avidar purchased the rare card printed in 1997: 'I've been trying to get one of these for a long time. It's always been my ambition'

ynet | 04.23.26

שחקן פורטלנד טרייל בלייזרס דני אבדיה מול שחקן פיניקס סאנס דילון ברוקס

Deni Avdija powers Portland past Phoenix, becomes first Israeli to reach NBA playoffs

Avdija erupts for 41 points and 12 assists, then delivers the go-ahead three-point play with 16.1 seconds left as the Trail Blazers beat the Suns 114-110 in the play-in to clinch their first postseason berth since 2020-21

ynet | 04.15.26

The ‘Jewish Jordan’ resets course after fame and lost NBA dream with faith

Once a teenage basketball sensation, Tamir Goodman now develops tech used by NBA teams; he opens up about fame, violent coach, injuries and why he chose faith over playing on Shabbat

Ayala Or-El, Los Angeles | 03.28.26

Historic night in NBA as Avdija, Saraf and Wolf share court for first time in Israeli matchup

Portland’s Avdija shines with 18 points in win over Brooklyn as Saraf posts career-high 15 and Wolf adds 8 in first-ever NBA game featuring three Israelis

ynet | 03.17.26