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Did you know that the Atlanta Hawks have a player named Rosh Hashanah?

Not really, but that’s what former NBA player Udonis Haslem said on Thursday when he tried to utter the name of Zaccharie Risacher, who joined the team last year after playing in France.

Risacher isn’t exactly an esoteric name — he was last year’s top NBA draft pick — but we can understand the confusion. After all, both the basketball and High Holiday seasons are approaching — the NBA released its schedule this week showing games beginning on Oct. 21, less than one month after the Jewish new year.

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