There is no doubt that one of the most interesting and exciting new foreigners that will be playing in Israel this season is Yanick Moreira who will be playing for Israel Basketball League newcomer Hapoel Afula. The Angolan big man has many years of top level...
James Webb landed in Israel on Monday as yellow-and-blue fans descended on Ben Gurion Airport to meet and greet the club's new forward. The Sports Rabbi was on site to hear his first words in the Holy Land and what his expectations are for the upcoming campaign. "The...
Ahmad Caver landed in Israel as the new Hapoel Holon guard will look to build off of his solid season last year in which he won the Lithuanian League MVP with BC Wolves. The Sports Rabbi met up with Caver just as he stepped into the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion...
Demonte Harper arrived in Israel on Monday and Nes Ziona's new guard spoke to The Sports Rabbi about joining the club, playing in the Holy Land and his goals going forward. "It feels good and it feels cool," Harper began. "Israel is a nice place and I’ve heard nice...
Maccabi Tel Aviv takes on Real Madrid in a Euroleague best of five quarterfinal series for a right to advance to the Final Four in Belgrade beginning on Wednesday in Spain. Game two will take place on Friday night as well in Madrid while game three and if necessary...
Yam Madar is making headlines both at home in Israel as well as outside the borders of the Holy Land. With the NBA Summer League approaching, Madar who was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 2020 NBA Draft is making waves in the United States as well as around the...
As Yam Madar’s name continues to do the circuit around the Boston Celtics fansites ahead of the NBA Summer League which gets underway in August, The Sports Rabbi spoke to the Israeli’s first coach Yoram Avisror who helped mold him into the player he is today. Avisror...
MACCABI EUROLEAGUE Maccabi Tel Aviv who were dreaming of maintaining a small chance to make the playoffs went to Greece for an important game against Panathinaikos where they met a coach who they knew well and vice versa. During the Ioannis Sfairopoulos era Maccabi...
The Fans The headline of the week is the return of the fans to the stands. Anyone in the sports world knows how important the crowd is for their performance. The energy, support and the fact that the players perform for the fans is what makes sports tick. The...
Hapoel Holon will face Maccabi Tel Aviv in a classic knockout battle in the Israel State Cup semifinal on Thursday night (21:10) at the DriveIn Arena in Tel Aviv. Both teams easily moved into the Final Four as Holon downed Maccabi Hod Hasharon 90-50 and Hapoel Acre...
