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Deni Avdija nears Portland Trailblazers NBA return following injury

Portland forward Deni Avdija is close to returning after missing one game with lower-back soreness, as his strong season keeps him in the All-Star conversation.

IN HIS sixth NBA season, Israeli forward has taken a big leap with the Portland Trail Blazers and is favored to make his first All-Star Game.
Deni Avdija

Did Washington move too soon on Avdija? Former manager Tommy Sheppard offers an answer - interview

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Deni Avdija’s NBA leap is turning Israeli hoops into must-watch TV

 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS Israeli forward Deni Avdija drives past San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet for two of his game-high 29 points – to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists – in the Blazers’ 115-110 road victory over the Spurs. (Daniel Dunn/Imagn Images)

Avdija leads, Portland believes: Triple-double and turning point in road victory over Spurs


Antisemitism and Jew-hatred are not the same - opinion

There is no logic behind Jew-hatred which makes it harder to reason with Jew-haters.

 BROOKLYN NETS basketball player Kyrie Irving (left) is among Jew-hatred’s most vocal and visible proselytizers, says the writer

Antisemitic books from Kyrie Irving scandal removed from Barnes & Noble

Activists had been calling on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and other booksellers to remove "Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America" from their platforms.

 A view of a Barnes & Noble Booksellers storefront.

Candace Owens: You can order and read 'Mein Kampf' on Amazon

Owens spoke about this in the context of NBA player Kyrie Irving's recent comments on controversial book-turned-film Hebrews to Negros: Wake Up Black America.

 Conservative talk show host Candace Owens speaks during at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 25, 2022.

Suspended Nets guard Irving to miss sixth straight NBA game - report

The Brooklyn Nets initially imposed a minimum five-game suspension for promoting an antisemitic documentary.

Kyrie Irving, Nets @ Cavs, 17 January 2022

Kyrie' Irving is not anti-Semitic, says NBA Commissioner Silver

The Nets suspended Irving for at least five games after he "refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs."

 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards at Verizon Center on November 21, 2014 in Washington, DC.

NFL Today's James Brown on antisemitism: Hate is a virus that kills

His statement comes following NBA star Kyrie Irving's recent promotion of the film "From Hebrew to Negros: Wake Up Black America," which promotes antisemitism and Holocaust denial. 

 US rapper Kanye West (C), attends the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on October 2, 2022.

NBA - Nike suspends ties with Kyrie Irving, cancels next shoe release

Nike released a statement stated that they have suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving and canceled it next Irving-branded shoe release.

  People walk past a store of the sporting goods retailer Nike Inc at a shopping complex in Beijing, China March 25, 2021

Bruce Pearl, Auburn follow up ‘Birthright for College Basketball’ trip, host 150 Jewish students

Auburn’s Israel trip, which was likely the first of its kind for a full Division I college or professional team, featured stops at some of the country’s most famous historical and tourist sites.

 The Auburn University men's basketball team celebrating Shabbat in Israel, July 31, 2022.

'Jews kill blacks' and 'Jews enslave Black lives' found graffitied in Georgia

The antisemitic graffiti was found in Atlanta spray painted on public property.

Downtown Atlanta

NBA player Kyrie Irving suspended amid antisemitism scandal

The suspension comes one day after Irving and the Nets pledged to donate $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League.

 Oct 29, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) argues a call in the third quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center.