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Deni Avdija
Israeli-Serbian basketball player of paternal Kosovar-Muslim descentPtsRebAstSeason 2023-2414.77.23.810:00 p.m. EDT Oct. 23 vs 
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New Orleans KATU Preview - Avdija has been very public about being both Jewish and Israeli. He has drawn the Star of David and written "Am Yisrael Chai" on his basketball sneakers, and he has called out the antisemitism of fellow NBA players, such as Kyrie Irving.
Deni Avdija (/ ˈ d ɛ n i ə v ˈ d i j ə / DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, Serbian Cyrillic: Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Jun 28, 2024 · Avdija has been very public about being both Jewish and Israeli. He has drawn the Star of David and written "Am Yisrael Chai" on his basketball sneakers, and he has called out the...
Mar 31, 2022 · Washington Wizards third-year forward Deni Avdija is the only active Jewish player in the NBA. Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images. By Louis Keene March 31, 2022. A night that began with a solemn...
Jun 26, 2024 · Born in Kibbutz Beit Zera to a Jewish mother and a Muslim father, Avdija has embraced his Jewish identity and his Israeli background on and off the court.
Nov 17, 2022 · WASHINGTON – Deni Avdija is the only Jewish — and Israeli — player currently in the National Basketball Association, a fact that thrust him into the spotlight following Kyrie Irving's antisemitism controversies over the last several weeks.
- Ben Samuels
- ben.samuels@haaretz.co.il
Mar 9, 2023 · Did Israeli Prodigy Deni Avdija Live Up to the High Hopes in His Debut NBA Season? Israeli Deni Avdija Named to NBA’s Rising Stars Team ; Avdija is six-foot-nine (206 centimeters), but he wasn't particularly tall for most of his youth. “The truth is, as a kid I was small,” he says with a smile.
Nineteen-year-old Deni Avdija was selected as the ninth overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards, the highest-drafted Israeli player in league history. He was touted as the “greatest basketball talent that Israel has ever had.”
