Overview
- The 26-year-old guard died after a collision on Highway 90 in the Hula Valley on Wednesday night, and emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene.
- Magen David Adom paramedics treated and evacuated the other vehicle’s 39-year-old driver to Ziv Medical Center with light injuries.
- Adam spent seven seasons in Israel’s top division with 157 appearances and was playing for Hapoel Galil Elyon at the time of his death.
- He won back-to-back FIBA U20 European Championship golds for Israel in 2018 and 2019 and later earned senior national-team appearances alongside teammates such as Deni Avdija.
- Clubs and the Winner League issued statements of mourning and the league had scheduled a ceremony this weekend to mark Adam reaching 1,000 career points.