{"id":80554,"date":"2023-02-21T21:20:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=80554"},"modified":"2023-02-22T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:24:04","slug":"finland-legend-hanno-mottola-on-hoops-markkanens-rise-and-the-bright-future-ahead-on-episode-375","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/finland-legend-hanno-mottola-on-hoops-markkanens-rise-and-the-bright-future-ahead-on-episode-375\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland legend Hanno M\u00f6tt\u00f6l\u00e4 on Hoops, Markkanen&#8217;s rise and the bright future ahead on Episode #375"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/embed\/html5\/episode\/10482552?style=normal&#038;width=504&#038;height=208\" width=\"504\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Hanno M\u00f6tt\u00f6l\u00e4<\/strong>, with the Finland National Team joined <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesportsrabbi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sports Rabbi<\/a><\/strong> to discuss the upcoming World Cup Qualifier on Friday (2:30pm) at the Drive In Arena in Tel Aviv. 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