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Birth Name: Jordan Robert Farmar
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – African-American * mother – Ashkenazi Jewish
Jordan Farmar is an American professional basketball player. A point guard, he played for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA G League, the New Jersey Nets, Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League (ISBL), Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League (BSL), the Los Angeles Clippers, Darüşşafaka, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). With the Lakers, he won two NBA championships in 2009 and 2010. He was Los Angeles Times High School Player of the Year in 2003–04. He obtained Israeli citizenship while playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Jordan is the son of Melinda and Damon Farmar, a minor league baseball outfielder. His father is African-American. His mother is Ashkenazi Jewish. His stepfather is Israeli. Jordan was raised Jewish, and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
Jordan is married to soccer player/defender Jill Oakes, with whom he has two children.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was Dr. Howard Baker. Howard worked at the UCLA Medical Center as a neurologist.