SubscribeHands across the hardwood?
The “firsts” for Israeli-born NBA player Omri Casspi keep coming. Here’s another:
According to AOL’s “Fanhouse,” there’s a good possibility the Sacarmento Kings forward will meet the Memphis Grizzlie’s Iranian-born center, Hamed Haddadi in tonight’s game.
Haddadi has no problems with facing Casspi.
“It is just a sport,” he said. “I don’t know what happened with the two countries. I don’t care. I just do my job. I don’t think about politics … I do not think what the two positions of Iran and Israel is.”
But Haddadi realizes the high-profile position he is in as an NBA player. In order to make a statement that this is indeed just sport, he was asked if he would shake Casspi’s hand before the game.
“Why not? Which is his number? Haddadi said of Casspi, who wears No. 18. “I think it could be good (to make a positive statement).”
Casspi could not be reached Sunday. However, he was asked last July at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas about the possibility of facing Haddadi this season.
“It’s not a problem for me,” said Casspi, whose Kings and Haddadi’s Grizzlies both were in the summer league but did not meet. “I don’t know about him.”
Casspi put down seven points in 23 minutes as the Kings dropped to 0-3 with their 113-94 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 31. In three games, Casspi is averaging 8.7 points in just under 19 minutes.
Jordan Farmar contributed five points in 13 minutes off the bench, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 118-110, yesterday. The Lakers are 2-1.
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