Ryan Turell is giving all Orthodox Jewish athletes more reasons to dream. This week he was selected in the G League draft, which is the NBA’s official minor league basketball organization. Turell will subsequently be the first Orthodox Jew to play in a G League game – in contrast to David Kufeld who was drafted […]
The Orthodox college basketball superstar, Ryan Turell, is the top scorer in the country and makes a Kiddush Hashem every time he steps onto the court. Yeshiva University’s basketball team, the Maccabees, is ranked sixth in the country due to Ryan Turell’s superb skills. In a recent interview with The New York Times he explained […]
Matchmakers, start your engines. Former NBA player-turned-Orthodox Jew Amar’e Stoudemire has announced in a recent Instagram story that he is looking for a Jewish wife. Specifically saying that he is interested in being set up on a “Shidduch” date, Stoudemire shared his hope for remarrying and some aspects he is seeking in a life partner. […]
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, HBO’s flagship sports show, followed Amar’e Stoudemire’s journey from the NBA to Orthodox Judaism. The retired basketball star spent time with both the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns before playing for Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel while he underwent conversion. Still a part owner of the […]
Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire has relocated to Brooklyn to help coach the Nets, but that’s not stopping him from having a traditional Pesach at home with his children. Between a rigorous schedule of Gemara study, prayer and attending player practices and games, Stoudemire’s days are full, with Passover preparations notwithstanding. He says, “I think […]
Although he could have gone to many Division I schools, current Yeshiva University student Ryan Turell chose YU’s basketball program after graduating from LA’s Valley Torah High School because it met his religious needs. (He turned down a scholarship to West Point due to mandatory Shabbos training.) Having brought YU to the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen […]
