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- As part of the event, a giant basketball menorah was lit during the game by the 14-year-old nephew of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Sydney massacre last week.
- The ceremony was facilitated by the Chabad Teen Network, the world’s largest teen organization.
- Fox News Digital spoke with Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky of Chabad World Headquarters, who would have attended the menorah lighting at the Barclays Center Thursday, but instead booked a one-way ticket to Australia to be with the victims' families.
- Kotlarsky said the Nets recognizing Hanukkah and celebrating Jewish heritage is one of the things that "makes America great." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS. COM A menorah made of basketballs overlooks the Barclays Center prior to the Brooklyn Nets taking on the Miami Heat in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec.
- 18, 2025.
