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Brooklyn Nets pick two Jewish players in NBA draft

JL;DR SUMMARY The Brooklyn Nets made headlines at the latest NBA draft by selecting two Jewish players, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf, significantly increasing the number of Jewish athletes in the league. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityJewish AthletesNbaBasketballBrooklyn NetsProfessional SportsDraftDanny WolfBen Saraf

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"the Brooklyn Nets single-handedly doubled the Jewish population in the NBA from two to four"
Israel
"The Nets selected Israeli Ben Saraf and Israeli-American Danny Wolf"
Germany
"had Saraf, a 19-year-old currently playing in the German professional league"
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
"Wolf, a 7-footer from the University of Michigan"
Greece
"his Israeli citizenship to represent Israel at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Greece"
Jerusalem, Israel
"had his bar mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem"

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