Israel’s Maccabi Haifa will making the trip over to the FedEx Forum on Thursday, October 8th. They’ll be facing the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of two international NBA games on tour. The second matchup will see Maccabi Haifa taking on the the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center on Sunday, October 11th. The tour will see Israel’s basketball club travel to the US for the fifth time in six years to play NBA competition.
Maccabi Haifa owner Jeffrey Rosen is ecstatic for the upcoming Grizzlies matchup. “We are thrilled to have the Grizzlies invite us back to the great city of Memphis, and we’re looking forward to matching up against one of the most talented teams in the NBA” Rosen joyously remarked.