{"id":8373,"date":"2017-08-26T20:51:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T20:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportsrabbi.agpwebdesign.com\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2017-08-26T20:51:10","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T20:51:10","slug":"shawn-dawson-meet-the-israel-national-basketball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/shawn-dawson-meet-the-israel-national-basketball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Dawson: Meet the Israel National Basketball Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shawn Dawson<\/strong> is a young talent who will get a chance to shine with the Israel Team at Eurobasket 2017. The 23-year old shooting guard\/small forward will begin his first season with Bnei Herzliya after playing 5 years with Maccabi Rishon Le&#8217;Zion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Loving the chance:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI am loving this chance as it\u2019s always been my dream to play for the Israel National<br \/>\nTeam. I have been looking up to these guys my entire life and I am so glad to now be a part of it especially that the EuroBasket is here in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The upcoming month:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe next month is very important for all of us because it will reflect what will be in the EuroBasket for us. So every moment counts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The tourney in Israel:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s huge since it\u2019s the biggest European tournament. To have it here in Israel is very big for the whole country and I hear it will be a big production so everyone is excited and looking forward to it. I can&#8217;t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keys to victory:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWe just have to play our game, execute our game plan, play together and have fun out there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Dawson is a young talent who will get a chance to shine with the Israel Team at Eurobasket 2017. 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