Yehu Orland wore a shirt honoring a close friend who was killed two days earlier defending Israel, and expected to have tears in his eyes when his country’s national anthem played before a game in Brooklyn. But the coach of Maccabi Ra’anana believes continuing his team’s tour against NBA teams while his country is at war was the right decision.
Police officers increase their presence at Barclays arena for a preseason NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Israel’s Maccabi Ra’anana, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. Members of Israel’s Maccabi Ra’anana basketball team wear shirts in support of Israel during warmups before a preseason NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York.
The team from the Israeli National League was playing the first of three games during its tour. There was a police presence outside Barclays Center, with barricades set up in the plaza in front of the entrance.Nets coach Vaughn says team from Israel wants to play exhibition game Thursday despite war at homeSome fans held up Israel’s flag and others had signs reading “New York stands with Israel” while Noa Kirel, an Israeli singer and actress, performed the national anthem.
Orland said the funeral was earlier Thursday and he wore a shirt that read “R.I.P. Eli. Forever in my Heart.”
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