MSNBC loses 33% of primetime audience during coverage of Israel war while Fox and CNN surgeThe Nets game against the Israeli professional team Maccabi Ra’anana was scheduled long ago and the players from Israel had no idea they would be in New York when“We got messages about bombs and missiles,’’ Mor said by phone after his team worked out at Barclays Center Thursday, prior to the game Thursday night. “It was unbelievable. Everyone got on their phones and saw the videos.
The 28-year-old Mor, who lives in Tel Aviv and arrived in New York with his teammates early last week, immediately contacted his parents and fiancé and understood his two brothers would be called immediately by the Israeli army.“It’s heart-wrenching,’’ Mor said. “We didn’t sleep for 30 hours. I want to be there to help, but I’m here.”
As a professional athlete, Mor said he has no combat training, so he would not be involved in the war, but he still would like to be able to volunteer at hospitals or to assist those who have been evacuated.Instead, he’ll play the first of his team’s three-game tour against NBA teams, with matchups coming up in Cleveland and Minnesota before Mor hopes he and his teammates can return home.
“I’m not gonna lie, basketball feels kind of secondary right now,’’ Mor said. “The scenes and pictures make you worry about friends and family and I felt I was here without any purpose. I didn’t think basketball had any role, but if I can use it to explain what our people are feeling, maybe that can help to let everyone know the impact this has had on our people. This is what we’ve done for our entire history as a country.
There is an expectation that there could be protests from both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups outside the Barclays Center on Thursday and there will be added security for the game.Some players left, according to Daniel Hazan — an Israeli-American player agent who helped organize the game — because they “want to be with their families who are bunkered down.’’“People at home said it was important we play so the whole world will know nothing will break us,’’ Orland said.
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