Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, left, and general manager Donnie Nelson, right, pose with Alon Mekel, center left, and his son Gal Mekel, of Israel, after a news conference where the NBA ...

(JTA) — Midway through the first quarter, Omri Casspi entered the preseason game between his Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks. A minute later, the buzzer sounded summoning Mavs rookie guard ...

Mekel will host a basketball clinic for 120 kids from the Jewish Community Center of Dallas (The J). Prior to the clinic, The J will present Mekel a key to the J before Gal and Mavs Hoop Camp Coaches ...

Will the frenzy that greeted Omri Casspi as Israel’s first NBA player return for countryman Gal Mekel as the two-time Israeli MVP enters the league? HOUSTON (JTA) – Midway through the first quarter, ...

Gal Mekel is a two-time champion of the Israeli Super League, and a charismatic two-time Most Valuable Player in that league. He also is just the second player from Israel to ever play in the NBA, ...