“I’m an athlete. I don’t really get into politics, because it’s not my job. I obviously stand for my country, because that’s where I’m from,” he said in an interview last month in The New York Times.

Blazers wing Deni Avdija appeared on the team’s injury report ahead of their upcoming game against the Wizards.

Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Cleveland Cavaliers may be without multiple key players in Sunday night's matchup.

Netanyahu’s message, posted shortly after Avdija was named an All-Star reserve, read: “Every time you step onto the court, our country shines with pride.”

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