Israeli NBA basketball player Deni Avdija reacted on Tuesday to the announcement that he was selected to light a torch at the state Independence Day opening ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

Avdija posted a game-high 37 points (12-25 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 11-14 FT), 11 rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes during Friday's 118-113 loss to Chicago. It's the third time in the last four games ...

Avdija spent three years playing professionally in Europe for Maccabi Tel Aviv, amassing 34 EuroLeague appearances before joining the NBA in 2020, when he was selected ninth overall by the ...

Avdija tallied 32 points (11-21 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 7-8 FT), 15 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals over 38 minutes in Tuesday's 127-113 win over Atlanta. Avdija did it all for Portland in Tuesday's ...

The best example of that? Deni Avdija. A 6-foot-9 Israeli forward who came over from Washington last summer, Avdija has come on as of late after a slow start to the season, when he averaged 11.4 ...

Deni Avdija recorded his second career triple-double and combined with Shaedon Sharpe to score 65 points as the visiting Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 to end their four ...

NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Deni Avdija (POR), Luka Dončić (LAL), Anthony Edwards (MIN), James Harden and Ivica Zubac (LAC), and Alperen Sengun (HOU) East: OG Anunoby and Karl ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe had 33 points and 10 rebounds and Deni Avdija finished with 32 ... Paolo Banchero had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 24 points and Orlando rallied ...