Kings basketball star Cassi's mural

Kings basketball star Cassi's mural defaced again

(AFP) – 8 hours ago                                            

SACRAMENTO, California — Police and the NBA's Sacramento Kings are urging possible witnesses to come forward after a mural of Kings player Omri Casspi of Israel was again defaced with a swastika.
A swastika was first found painted on the mural on September 8, and the portrait was found defaced again on Thursday morning, Sacramento police said.
Casspi, who is Jewish, is the only NBA player born in Israel.

The Anti-Defamation League had already offered a 1,000-dollar reward for information leading to an arrest in the first incident.

Joe Maloof, co-owner of the Kings, released a statement on Thursday describing the vandalism as "sickening acts of intolerance."
Maloof says the team will match the reward offered by the Anti-Defamation League.
In a joint statement issued with Maloof, Dan Sandman, director of the Anti-Defamation League's Central Pacific Region, welcomed Maloof's stand.
"The ADL is confident the Sacramento Police Department is taking the proper steps in allocating additional resources to catch those responsible, and we are proud to have the Sacramento Kings and the Maloof family standing with us as we say together, 'In Sacramento, there is no place for hate.'"
Last season was Casspi's first in the NBA, and he became the first Israeli-born player in the US league.
He emerged as one of the surprise rookies in the NBA. He averaged 10.3 points and played in the Rookie-Sophomore Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend