The basketball association and management announced this morning (Wednesday) the establishment of a joint veterans team in which veterans of the Israel national team and the league will play.
The team will include some of the greatest basketball players in the country's history: Meir Tapiro, Gal Mekel, Raviv Limond, Tal Burstein, Erez Markovich, Omri Caspi, Moshe Mizrahi, Amit Tamir, Ido Kozhikro, Lior Liubin, Moran Roth, Dagan Yabzuri, Pepi Thorge Mann, Tomer Steinhauer, Yaniv Green, Adi Gordon, Shimon Amsalem, Barak Peleg, Nitzan Hanouchi, Elishi Kadir, Israel Sheinfeld, Afik Nissim, Matan Naor, Robert Rothbart, and later it may be joined by other actors.
Mary Caspi
Returning to the floor, photo: AP
The team that will be presented for the first time this Friday during the game of the Israel team against Finland (14:30 Shlomo Group Hall) will represent the union and the Premier League at events for the community and will participate in exhibition games in Israel and abroad.
Barak Peleg.
Back to the floor, photo: Oded Karni
Afik Nissim will serve as the team's project manager and was also one of its initiators.
"I am happy about the cooperation between the director and the union. The players are very excited and waiting for the first practice. The goal is first of all to give back to the community for all the support over the years and to continue to represent Israel with honor."
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