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The Schmooze Fed-Up Knicks Fan Sold His Loyalty For $3,450
Evan Perlmutter, a 33-year-old fan of the New York Knicks, has sold his team loyalty to the highest eBay bidder, for almost $3,500, ESPN reports. This news story has this young Jewish pop culture writer wondering — who would pay for that? And also — what are the New York Knicks? James Riedel, a 23-year-old…
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Fast Forward Former NBA Star Was Inspired By Amar’e Stoudemire – And Lakewood – To Convert To Judaism
Chris Smith, a former New York Knicks point guard, recently signed with the Israeli team Ironi Nahariya. But the deal wasn’t just a career move. Smith reportedly converted to Judaism and said he was inspired both by growing up around Jews in New Jersey and by his one-time teammate Amar’e Stoudemire to take this spiritual…
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The Schmooze Ex-New York Knicks Player Converts To Judaism — Joins Israeli Team
The Jewish people have added an unlikely new member to the team — a pro basketball player whose journey took him from Catholic prep school to a cameo stint with the New York Knicks to Israel. Chris Smith, the younger brother of Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith, converted to Judaism earlier this year, and made…
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Israel News Stoudemire Vows To Win Israel and European Cups for Hapoel Jerusalem
Former Knicks all-star Amar’e Stoudemire made it official yesterday: On the heels of his departure from the New York team, he will end his professional basketball career with Hapoel Jerusalem The 33-year-old Stoudemeire, who signed a two year contract with the 2015 champions and 2016 runners up of the Israeli basketball Super League, announced his…
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Breaking News Knicks Owner Won’t Say Sorry for Hateful Email Rant to Lifelong Jewish Fan
The owner of the New York Knicks said he “shouldn’t have responded” to criticism by a 73-year-old Jewish fan — but stopped way short of apologizing to Irving Bierman. James Dolan doubled down on his attack on Bierman — he earlier branded the lifelong fan “sad” and an “alcoholic” — by calling his email complaining…
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Opinion Adam Silver’s Shande Against All Knicks Fans
What ever happened to sticking up for a fellow member of the Tribe? National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver committed a major shande by backing boorish New York Knicks owner James Dolan as ‘the consummate New Yorker’ after the team boss lambasted a Jewish lifelong fan as a “sad mess” and an “alcoholic” for daring…
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Breaking News 70-Year-Old Jewish New York Knicks Fan Hits Back at Owner James Dolan
A 70-year-old lifelong Jewish New York Knicks fan hit back at team owner James Dolan after the mercurial boss slammed him as an “alchoholic” and a “hateful mess.” Irving Bierman, who has been a fan of the team for six decades, said Dolan is a disgrace for making excuses about the sorry state of the…
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