{"id":20137,"date":"2020-07-14T18:51:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=20137"},"modified":"2020-07-14T18:51:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:51:36","slug":"tony-gaffney-unplugged-israeli-league-playoffs-nba-prospects-for-deni-avdija-yam-madar-lakers-celtics-more-holy-land-hoops-episode-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/tony-gaffney-unplugged-israeli-league-playoffs-nba-prospects-for-deni-avdija-yam-madar-lakers-celtics-more-holy-land-hoops-episode-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Gaffney Unplugged: Israeli League Playoffs, NBA prospects for Deni Avdija &#038; Yam Madar, Lakers, Celtics &#038; More &#8211; Holy Land Hoops Episode #103"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/9792367?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyjgaffney\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Gaffney<\/a> joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a> to talk about his career in basketball, the Israeli league playoffs plus the NBA prospects for Deni Avdija and Yam Madar. 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