Just hours after the Golden State Warriors held a parade to celebrate their 2017 NBA championship, former Phoenix Suns five-time All-Star forward Amar'e Stoudemire led a championship celebration of his own roughly 7,500 miles away.
The 34-year-old Stoudemire, who spent the first eight of his 14 NBA seasons with the Suns, led Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. (a team he co-owns) to the 2017 Israeli Basketball Premier League championship on Thursday. Fittingly, Stoudemire's former Suns teammate, Steve Nash, won his first NBA championship three days earlier, as a player development consultant for the Warriors.
After the game, Stoudemire and his team celebrated in front of thousands of fans in Jerusalem.
We painted it RED!!! #Champions pic.twitter.com/ydzM2jxFPn
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) June 15, 2017
Congrats @Amareisreal, you're a champion! pic.twitter.com/AU4BpHanop
— Hapoel Jerusalem B.C (@JerusalemBasket) June 15, 2017
Champions ????? #KingdomBusiness pic.twitter.com/4LWCdIHktv
— Amar'e Stoudemire (@Amareisreal) June 15, 2017
.@Amareisreal is an Israeli League Champion. ?? pic.twitter.com/P5em7CD5jQ
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) June 15, 2017
Amar'e Stoudemire is the KING of Jerusalem, folks. Thousands here at his title celebration. pic.twitter.com/vNSEsnwR7b
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) June 15, 2017
