Maccabi Tel Aviv captain Guy Pnini suspended over Nazi slur

Mac. T.A. basketball club fines Pnini NIS 100,000, strips him of his role as captain and suspends him until further notice, after he was filmed making a slew of curses in a derby match against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

By Arie Livnat | 05:45 04.12.12 |

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Hapoel Tel Aviv called on the Israel Basketball Association to deal harshly with Maccabi Tel Aviv captain Guy Pnini, who was caught on camera cursing Hapoel's Jonathan Skjoldebrand during Sunday night's derby.

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sport mimics the society. israeli sports reflects hatred, unfortunately.
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- 04 Dec 2012
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captain reflects accepatsble norms
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- 04 Dec 2012
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you will see that this baby faced bully will continue playing for his national team as he 'sincerely' apologized in front of TV cameras, emphasizing that he most apologizes to his family, not to the person he offended with his well known brutality style.
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