Omri Caspi was the first Israeli to play in the National Basketball Association league. He has now returned to Israel, having signed a 3-year contract to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He said he was “proud and excited to be wearing the Maccabi jersey with the star of David on the back”.

https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/first-israeli-in-the-nba-omri-casspi-returns-to-play-for-maccabi-tel-aviv/