Maccabi Ra’anana of the Israeli National League played the first of three games during its tour Thursday night against the Nets.
Eidan Alber #24 of Maccabi Raanana looks on during an exhibition game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 12, 2023 in New York City. Yehu Orland wore a shirt honoring a close friend who was killed two days earlier defending Israel, and he expected to have tears in his eyes Thursday night when his country's national anthem played before a game in Brooklyn.
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.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Maccabi Ra'anana stands during the national anthem prior to an exhibition game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 12, 2023 in New York City.
Among the dead was Eli Ginsberg, Orland's close friend who finished his service to the army after 23 years just last month. Their families were planning a vacation together, Orland said, before Ginsberg rushed to aid soldiers in Israel's defense.
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