{"id":74133,"date":"2022-12-07T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=74133"},"modified":"2022-12-07T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T22:01:50","slug":"maccabi-looks-to-get-back-on-track-valencias-xabi-lopez-arostegui-israeli-league-action-on-episode-352","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-looks-to-get-back-on-track-valencias-xabi-lopez-arostegui-israeli-league-action-on-episode-352\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi looks to get back on track, Valencia&#8217;s Xabi Lopez-Arostegui, Israeli league action on Episode #352"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10435132?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bpask85\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Pask<\/a><\/strong> took a deep dive into the issues surrounding Maccabi Tel Aviv from their defense, the Darrun Hilliard suspension and what they need to do in order to get back onto the winning track. 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