NBA’s Howard to hold Israel basketball clinic

Thursday, August 26, 2010 | by

NBA All-Star Dwight Howard will be in Israel this weekend to hold a basketball clinic for teens.

Howard, of the Orlando Magic, and several former NBA All-Stars will also scrimmage against the Maccabi Haifa professional basketball team of the Israeli Basketball Super League.

The group’s trip, which lasts through Sept. 5, is intended “to demonstrate their solidarity with the people and State of Israel,” according to a news release from SportsPower International, a nonprofit organization that uses current and former NBA players to make a positive impact on international youth.

Howard will conduct a basketball workshop and training session for teens Sept. 4. Later that day, Maccabi Haifa will scrimmage against a team of former NBA All-Stars, including Jerome Williams, Anthony Bonner, Paul Grant, David Wood and Laron Profit.

The All-Star team will be coached by Dwight Howard’s father, Dwight Howard Sr.

Maccabi Haifa will travel to the United States to play the New Jersey Nets in its first preseason game at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 3. — jta