{"id":71111,"date":"2022-10-27T23:53:29","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T23:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=71111"},"modified":"2022-10-27T23:53:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T23:53:29","slug":"maccabi-keeps-winning-israeli-hoopsters-continental-action-and-gal-mekels-retirement-all-on-episode-340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-keeps-winning-israeli-hoopsters-continental-action-and-gal-mekels-retirement-all-on-episode-340\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi keeps winning, Israeli hoopsters, continental action and Gal Mekel&#8217;s retirement all on Episode #340"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10408038?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3TLixja\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maccabi Tel Aviv moved to 4-1 in Euroleague action with a 85-74 win over Panathinaikos<\/a> as The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask take a look back at the victory. 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