Israeli Basketball Team Nabs European Title, 2 Jewish Stars Enter NBA Draft
Israeli-American basketball star Danny Wolf and Israeli Ben Saraf are both projected to be first-round picks in this year’s NBA draft.
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Hapoel Tel Aviv won its first European basketball title last Friday, beating the Spanish team Gran Canaria 103-94 to sweep the EuroCup finals.
It’s the first time since 2004 that an Israeli team has won the tournament. With the victory, Hapoel will be promoted to the top European basketball tier, the EuroLeague, where it will compete alongside Maccabi Tel Aviv.
“I know that for you, we beat Valencia [in the semifinals] and the Canaries [in the finals], but for me, we beat Hamas,” said Hapoel owner Ofer Yanai.
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