Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija missed the team's preseason game on Friday night to observe Yom Kippur just after the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7.
The Portland Trail Blazers' first preseason game was on Friday night, but they were without one of their newly acquired players. The team traded for Deni Avdija after the best season of his young career, but he was listed as out for a 'personal' reason. That reason? The Israeli native was observing Yom Kippur.
In an Instagram Story on Thursday night, Avdija announced that he would be missing the game, and the decision had been a no-brainer. 'Tomorrow, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the first pre-season game of the season will take place. When the management informed me, I knew right away that I would not participate,' the 23-year-old wrote via The Jerusalem Post.
He put up career-highs last season with the Washington Wizards, who selected him ninth overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Avdeji posted 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game on 50.4% shooting, all of which were the best marks of his career. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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