{"id":30431,"date":"2021-03-02T21:37:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T21:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=30431"},"modified":"2021-03-03T01:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T01:22:57","slug":"james-bell-readies-for-bcl-playoff-action-with-happy-casa-brindisi-as-they-tipoff-against-his-former-team-hapoel-holon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/james-bell-readies-for-bcl-playoff-action-with-happy-casa-brindisi-as-they-tipoff-against-his-former-team-hapoel-holon\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bell readies for BCL playoff action with Happy Casa Brindisi as they tipoff against his former team Hapoel Holon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/9974457?style=normal&amp;autoplay=false\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" style=\"width: 504px; height: 208px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesMB_0731\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Bell<\/a><\/strong> joined <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a><\/strong> to talk about Happy Casa Brindisi&#8217;s Champions League clash with his former team Hapoel Holon on Wednesday at 21:30 Israel time. 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