Parker wears 18 for the Toronto Raptors, a number that represents the Jewish symbol for life.
``They were a huge part of my basketball life, and probably my best basketball experience happened in Israel,'' Parker said after practice Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre. ``It's just a way for myself to show them ... that what we have is not forgotten.''
Parker faces his former team Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday when the Raptors, 3-0 in the pre-season, host the Israeli powerhouse in an exhibition game at the Air Canada Centre.
The matchup is the second of back-to-back games for the Raptors, who play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday in Rochester, N.Y.
Parker, 31, signed a three-year deal worth about US