{"id":23189,"date":"2020-11-25T14:16:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T14:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=23189"},"modified":"2020-12-09T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:00:53","slug":"listen-the-sports-rabbi-talks-maradonas-impact-on-sports-and-society-plus-a-preview-of-israel-basketballs-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/listen-the-sports-rabbi-talks-maradonas-impact-on-sports-and-society-plus-a-preview-of-israel-basketballs-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN! 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