6-Time NBA All-Star Explains Leaving The League: Honoring The Jewish Sabbath 6-Time NBA All-Star Explains Leaving The League: Honoring The Jewish Sabbath By Hank Berrien • May 20, 2022 DailyWire.com • Facebook Twitter Mail Christian Petersen/Getty Images Former six-time NBA All Star and Rookie of the Year Amar'e Stoudemire, who converted to Judaism in 2020, dismissed the claims in the media for him stepping down from serving as an assistant coach, explaining that the real reason was so he could honor the Jewish Sabbath. Some in the media had conjectured Stoudemire had a beef with Nets star Kyrie Irving after...