Israel's Maccabi Ra'anana lost to the NBA's Brooklyn Nets 135-103 on Thursday (Friday, Manila time) to begin a US tour, but sent a defiant message with their determination to play.
The squad was already in New York last Saturday when Israel was struck by bloody attacks, Hamas gunmen killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 150 hostages.
Dwayne Bacon and Quinndary Weatherspoon each scored 17 points to lead Maccabi Ra'anana while Dakari Tucker added 14 points."We got messages about bombs and missiles," Maccabi forward Jonathan Mor told the newspaper of the team's experience of Saturday. Nets center Nic Claxton said the team talked about canceling the game and admitted he thought the game should be called off "because there bigger things going on in the world than basketball.""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," he said.
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