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Your favorite NBA player probably practices at a Jewish school

JL;DR SUMMARY Top-tier NBA players, including stars like James Harden and LeBron James, have been spotted practicing at Jewish high schools in Los Angeles such as Shalhevet and YULA Boys High School. 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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Los AngelesNbaJewish High SchoolsShalhevetOrthodox Jewish CultureLebron JamesBasketball TrainingYulaJames HardenDrew Hanlen

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"That's Shalhevet, an Orthodox school in Los Angeles whose basketball gym is also the site of weekly school assemblies."

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