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NBA Stars Gather in Israel to Combat BDS Movement

Raphael Poch : Jul 28, 2015  Breaking Israel News

Accompanying [Omri] Casspi to Israel are his Sacramento Kings teammates DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Caron Butler, as well as other NBA notables Chandler Parsons, Tyreke Evans, Iman Shumpert and newly signed Washington Wizard Alan Anderson.

Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi and some of his fellow basketball stars are in Israel to witness first-hand life in the Jewish state fight the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. (Photo: omricasspi18/ Instagram)

Accompanying Casspi to Israel are his Sacramento Kings teammates DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Caron Butler, as well as other NBA notables Chandler Parsons, Tyreke Evans, Iman Shumpert and newly signed Washington Wizard Alan Anderson.

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and owner of Yisrael Hayom and Makor Rishon newspapers, sponsored the flight of the NBA stars on his private jet. The trip was approved by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. (Photo: NBA clinic with Hapoel Jerusalem Youth team. omricasspi18/ Instagram)

Casspi, who just resigned a two-year deal with the Kings, was involved in organizing every aspect of the trip. The players, under Casspi's leadership, are participating in events with two local basketball rivals, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem.

They will also take part in philanthropic events across Israel, some of which were organized by the league sponsored NBA Cares program.

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