“Give a little happiness”… despite the war, this French basketball player returned to play in Israel

by time news

2023-12-12 04:17:30

On Friday, sirens rang out again in the sky over Tel Aviv (Israel). Forcing its inhabitants to hide in the “madad”, the bunkers in the apartments, to protect themselves from rockets. “This is always the case before Shabbat but now it’s even more intense,” explains Frédéric Bourdillon. At 32, the Franco-Israeli is one of the rare Tricolores (along with international Jaylen Hoard) to play in the Israeli basketball championship, the Winner League. He is even a regular.

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After starting his career in France, he joined the Hebrew State in 2017. Since then, the native of Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes) has worn the tunics of numerous clubs. This season, he plays for Bnei Herzliya, “10 or 15 km from Tel Aviv” where he lives with his wife, Sinay, “who will give birth in January of [leur] first child.”

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