Longtime Israeli basketball star Willie Sims dies at 64

Sims played in Israel for Maccabi Haifa (1981-83), Hapoel Tel Aviv (1983-85), Elitzur Netanya (1985-87) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (1987-92), where he won the Israeli Basketball Super League five times.

OVER THE course of his career in in Israel, he played 309 league games and scored 3,761 points.

OVER THE course of his career in in Israel, he played 309 league games and scored 3,761 points.

(photo credit: MACCABI TEL AVIV/COURTESY)

BySHELDON MICKLES/THE ADVOCATE/TNS

DECEMBER 25, 2022 18:49

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