{"id":42147,"date":"2018-04-10T06:52:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=42147"},"modified":"2018-04-10T06:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T12:52:06","slug":"golden-state-warriors-waive-first-israeli-nba-player-omri-casspi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/golden-state-warriors-waive-first-israeli-nba-player-omri-casspi\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors waive first Israeli NBA player Omri Casspi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1536686\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(JTA) \u2014&nbsp;Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association,&nbsp;was waived by the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Casspi, 29, who signed a one-year contract with the NBA championship team in July, has not played in recent games due to an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42148\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42148\" class=\"wp-image-42148 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42148\" class=\"wp-image-42148 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-42148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omri Casspi, right, playing for the Golden State Warriors in Brooklyn. (Abbie Parr\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He will not be able to sign with another team in time to play in the postseason, which begins later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Casspi, who averaged 5.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 53 games this season, was a first-round draft pick in 2009 by the Sacramento Kings. The 6-9 forward was a member of the championship Maccabi Tel Aviv team in Israel before making himself available for the NBA draft. 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