{"id":47295,"date":"2019-02-10T17:46:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=47295"},"modified":"2019-02-10T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T23:46:40","slug":"omri-casspi-first-israeli-in-the-nba-waived-by-memphis-grizzlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/omri-casspi-first-israeli-in-the-nba-waived-by-memphis-grizzlies\/","title":{"rendered":"Omri Casspi, first Israeli in the NBA, waived by Memphis Grizzlies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(JTA) \u2014 Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association, was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42148\" style=\"width: 310px\" 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-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/198;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42148\" class=\"wp-image-42148 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/casspi.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-42148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli Omri Casspi, right, is shown when he played for the Golden State Warriors in 2017. (Photo by Abbie Parr\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Casspi, 30, who signed a one-year contract with the Grizzlies during the off season and played in 36 games this season, has not played in recent games following surgery for a torn meniscus.<\/p>\n<p>His recovery could have kept him out for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>He was waived last year by the Golden State Warriors following an ankle injury ahead of the post season. The team still gave him a championship ring in November when the Grizzlies played in Oakland against the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Casspi 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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