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.

American conservative pundit Ben Shapiro, former Israeli hostage Emily Damari and NBA player Deni Avdija have all been invited to light torches at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony. Shapiro ...

Should he drafted by an NBA team, Saraf will become the second Israeli currently playing in the NBA, joining Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers. Avdija, who was selected ninth overall in ...

Freed from a supporting role, Deni Avdija found his rhythm—and emerged as the Blazers’ most reliable force on both ends of the court. DENI AVDIJA speaks to reporters upon his return to Israel ...

Even after giving up this package, the Blazers would have a wing/forward trio of Booker, Deni Avdija and Toumani Camara that would likely have this team competing for a playoff spot as early as ...

At small forward, Deni Avdija has made it clear that he is a player who is at his best with the ball in his hands as opposed to playing off Jerami Grant and Deandre Ayton. Avdija averages north of ...

"However, with Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, and Anfernee Simons seizing the controls, Grant's presence is almost superfluous, especially when the Blazers already have an impressive forward core ...

Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an Israeli sportswriter, has been following Avdija since he was a 16-year-old playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ...