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Omri Casspi Represents Israel in NBA
(Sports Illustrated) Jake Fischer - Omri Casspi of the Sacramento Kings gets news of every stabbing in Israel and has the Red Alert application on his cell phone, which shrieks with every fired rocket, mortar or missile. Such is life for the first Israeli-born player in NBA history. When he was 3, Casspi's parents moved to Yavne, only 25 miles north of Gaza. "Every time there's stuff going on in Gaza, my family feels it because it's right around the corner," Casspi said. Life in the NBA opened a door he never imagined. "I feel like people want to know more," Casspi said. "A lot of players in the Association are always asking, 'What's going on?' 'What do you think?' 'When's it going to end?' 'What's the solution?' 'How can you live like this?'" This summer he escorted seven teammates and former teammates to Israel for one week. "He's very proud of where he comes from," said former teammate Chandler Parsons. "He served over there (in the Israel Defense Forces), his sister served, his dad served, his brother is still in [the reserves.]"