By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Amar’e Stoudemire might have retired from the NBA but not from basketball! He made his big overseas jump from Miami Heat to Hapoel Jerusalem and he received a more than warm welcome from the Israeli fans. Hapoel and the player held a “Basketball Peace” camp for kids after he signed his 2 year deal.
Later on, he answered to press questions and stated the following: “I don’t play for fun, I play to win. Jerusalem is my favorite city. There’s always challenges. Hopefully we could contend for the title. I hope it’s the start of something great, I’m very excited to play here. My choice has rocked the United States, it’s all over. It’s a historic moment”. You can watch the video of his full press conference.
Stoudemire had the company of Rudy Gay, Omri Casspi, Benno Udrih and Chris Copeland during the camp.
Thank you Omri Casspi, Beno Udrih, Rudy Gay, Chris Copeland, Mistie Bass and Alysha Clark for joining us today! pic.twitter.com/kdxWGAYcCm
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) August 8, 2016