{"id":62670,"date":"2022-07-28T06:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T06:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=62670"},"modified":"2022-07-28T06:13:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T06:13:57","slug":"pearls-auburn-heads-to-israel-with-justin-hokanson-the-latest-in-holy-land-hoops-on-episode-316","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/pearls-auburn-heads-to-israel-with-justin-hokanson-the-latest-in-holy-land-hoops-on-episode-316\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl&#8217;s Auburn heads to Israel with Justin Hokanson + the latest in Holy Land Hoops on Episode #316"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10347401?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWith <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3b3V245\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Pearl&#8217;s Auburn<\/a><\/strong> coming to town, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a><\/strong> welcomed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_JHokanson\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Hokanson<\/a><\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/auburn-tigers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Auburn Live<\/a><\/strong> to the show as we discussed the Tigers upcoming trip to Israel as they will tour the Holy Land along with playing three exhibition games against the Israel Maccabiah Team, an Israeli All Star squad and the Senior National Team featuring Deni Avdija. 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