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News Israeli NBA forward Deni Avdija suffers injury, ending promising rookie season
Israeli NBA rookie Deni Avdija suffered a hairline fracture in his right ankle during a game Wednesday, cutting short his rookie season for the Washington Wizards. Avdija, the ninth overall draft pick in 2020, was coming down from a layup attempt when he awkwardly twisted his ankle. He was wheel-chaired off the floor to an…
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Fast Forward Hillel hosting Zoom event with Meyers Leonard, NBA player who shouted antisemitic slur
The University of Miami Hillel is organizing a Zoom event next Tuesday with Meyers Leonard, the NBA player who came under attack for using an antisemitic slur, titled “From Heat to Healing.” The frank conversation with the 29-year-old power forward will be led by Matthew Hiltzik, a PR consultant and producer of the Holocaust documentary…
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News ‘It’s a bad time to be great:’ An oral history of Yeshiva University’s historic 36-game win streak
The Yeshiva University Maccabees — universally known as the Macs — are riding a 36-game win streak, tied for the second-longest in NCAA Division III history. The streak spans two seasons (so far), the turnover of nearly half the team’s roster, and of course, the coronavirus pandemic that ended their season abruptly last March and…
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News Here is baseball’s all-star all-Jewish lineup of all time
As Major League Baseball opens, here’s a question for a certain type of avid sports fan: Who would play on the ultimate all-star Jewish baseball team? The choices are surprisingly vast. Over the past decade, an average of 14 Jews have played on Major League Baseball teams each year. That is more than in any…
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News In 1899, Major League’s first Jewish pitcher left field after one game to become lawyer
You’ve heard of Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, maybe even Ron Blomberg, Shawn Green and Alex Bregman. All have achieved success at the great American pastime as a handful of about 175 Jewish men to have played at the major league level. Enthusiasts of 19th century baseball may be familiar with Lipman Pike, the first…
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Fast Forward NBA player who shouted antisemitic slur traded — and will not be playing
In a move that will take him off the court for awhile, the Miami Heat has traded Meyers Leonard, the NBA star who was recently caught using an antisemitic slur while livestreaming a video game. The Heat traded Meyers, a 29-year-old power forward, to the Oklahoma City Thunder, but in a somewhat unusual move, the…
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Fast Forward Julian Edelman invites Meyers Leonard to Shabbat dinner after NBA player shouted anitsemitic slur
Julian Edelman, one of the most prominent Jewish professional athletes in America, spoke out on Wednesday after it was revealed that a player for the Miami Heat had used an antisemitic slur. “Hate is like a virus,” Edelman wrote in an open letter posted to his Twitter account. “Even accidentally, it can rapidly spread.” The…
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News Deni diary 1/8: The man of a million questions (turns 20)
You’re reading DENI DIARY, the weekly dispatch from Deni Avdija’s rookie season by Louis Keene. Want these posts in your inbox? Click here. So, after starting the season with five straight losses, the Washington Wizards strung together a pair of wins against Minnesota and Brooklyn last weekend. But Deni Avdija has seen his minutes decline…
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