Former NBA champion David Robinson sat in the stands in Netanya to watch son Justin help get his team into the playoffs, drawing surprised looks from those in the audience who recognized him from his days as NBA MVP for the San Antonio Spurs
Sims played in Israel for Maccabi Haifa (1981-83), Hapoel Tel Aviv (1983-85), Elitzur Netanya (1985-87) and Maccabi Tel Aviv (1987-92), where he won the Israeli Basketball Super League five times.