A Palestinian you should know: Laith Zalloum (part one)
Laith Zalloum, who was cut from his 7th grade basketball team, would go onto play for the Jordanian national team, play for and own an American Basketball Association [ABA] team and play professionally in Bethlehem, Palestine for the Orthodox club of Beit Jala.
In part one of our interview with Zalloum, he schools us on Palestinian basketball players, what its like playing in Palestine and what he thinks of the Palestinian Basketball Federation and the Palestinian Premier League.
Palestine in America interviewed Laith Zalloum for our upcoming sports edition. We’ve published part one of our interview on our podcast, YouTube and Instagram. The Following is a blurb from the sports edition that can be pre ordered from our website. You can also subscribe to Palestine in America for $5/month. Subscribers receive a print copy of every magazine we've published (while supplies last) and access to all the digital archives. Thanks for your support!