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Thompson, a former teammate of Casspi&#8217;s with the Sacramento Kings looked back at the Sabra&#8217;s career along with also discussing his own both in the NBA and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to The Sports Rabbi Show on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-sports-rabbi\/id545181049\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/360wV5Qghgu0WwgBuVYqYC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzcG9ydHNyYWJiaS5wb2RvbWF0aWMuY29tL3JzczIueG1s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Thompson came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to talk about Omri Casspi after Israel&#8217;s first NBA player announced his retirement from the game of basketball after more than a decade in the world&#8217;s greatest league. 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