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Sports An op-ed compared an NBA team to Israel as underdog success stories. Then the threats poured in.
The Oklahoman removed the commentary about the Thunder, leaving its Jewish author alone to face the backlash
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Sports NBA coach Steve Kerr: ‘Israel sought revenge for Oct. 7 and now 72,000 Palestinians have been killed’
Kerr, whose father was assassinated in Beirut in 1984, has long been outspoken on politics
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Sports A Koufax for these times
The Portland Trail Blazers' Deni Avdija has become a lightning rod as an Israeli NBA star
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Sports An Orthodox Jewish hooper famous for viral dunks aims to break Division-I boundaries
Chaim Galbut will play basketball for Duquesne University
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Sports Deni Avdija might not win Most Improved Player. But he can achieve something greater.
The winner of Tuesday’s Play-In advances to the one place Avdija’s never been in his six seasons: the NBA Playoffs.
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Fast Forward Jewish basketball legend Amar’e Stoudemire to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Stoudemire converted to Judaism and played in Israel after retiring from the NBA
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta
The YU Maccabees have made the Sweet Sixteen round of March Madness once before, in 2020 — but the tournament was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
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