American pro basketball players escape Hamas bombings in Israel in attempt to flee the country, with one reaching Greece and another sheltering with a friend near Tel Aviv

With 11 Americans already confirmed dead in Israel, American basketball players in the country continue to flee ongoing Hamas attacks, some reaching neighboring Greece while others are taking refuge in hopes of evacuation.

Dusty Hannahs, a former Arkansas guard who played briefly for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies, told SiriusXM that he has reached Athens, Greece, where he and his Ironi Ness Ziona teammates are waiting to find out when he will be able to return safely.

“It’s pretty insane, but you can still feel the tremor of the impact in the sky, especially if it gets weak,” said Hannah, who lived in the coastal town of Bat Yam. “I could kind of feel my room shaking, so I ran to the bomb shelter on my floor. As a kid from Arkansas, all of this was pretty foreign to me. The room was shaking and it lasted all day.

Hannahs was ordered by the team’s general manager to pack his bags and head to the airport, only to discover that Bat Yam had been hit by a missile after he left.

“I read it like ‘wow, I just got out on time,’” the Little Rock native said.

Dusty Hannahs (left) arrived in Greece, while Jared Armstrong (right) took refuge in Israel

Former Arkansas players Jalen Tate (left) and Justin Smith (right) are safe, school says

But Hannahs and his teammates were not out of danger.

“As I look up, everyone at the airport is rushing for shelter,” Hannahs continued. “As an American, my first thought was that there was a shooter. Like someone had entered the building or something and then I heard giant booms. And they were firing missiles at the airport while we were trying to get out.

Hannahs, a former Arkansas guard, said he was finally able to leave town and was safely in Athens. Other former Razorbacks playing in Israel are also safe, including Justin Smith and Jalen Tate, according to Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman.

“We checked with all three players this morning, they are all OK,” Musselman said Hogville, an Arkansas sports website. “Other staff members and other players have contacted the guys as well.”

It is unclear whether Smith and Tate have ever left the country.

Dusty Hannahs is now safe at an Athens resort (pictured) after fleeing attacks in Israel

Jared Armstrong’s video shows some of the destruction in Ashkelon this weekend

People put out a car fire in Ashkelon, southern Israel, after a rocket attack from Gaza

Philadelphia native Jared Armstrong plays for Israeli Elizur Ashkelon, but was forced to flee the war-torn city after it was decimated by a Hamas bombing.

“As a foreign basketball player, I never thought I would live in a country when it declares war,” Armstrong said in a self-shot Instagram video, depicting his trip to an area north of Tel Aviv, where found believed to be safe. “Right outside my apartment complex, Hamas (launched) rockets and missiles at the city of Ashkelon and throughout the State of Israel, killing, injuring and injuring innocent Israeli citizens. As the war progressed, we decided to leave the city of Ashkelon.

“As you see, as I was heading to safety in the north, bombs destroyed buildings in the city of Ashkelon,” he continued. “We tried to stay safe in our shelters from missiles and rockets. Prayers to all. Israel, we will overcome.

Several well-known American players have spent time in the Israeli league, including Amar’e Stoudemire, Jordan Farmar and Dan Grunfeld, the son of former New York Knicks guard Ernie Grunfeld.