Tamir Goodman started off as a 16-year-old Orthodox Jew playing at Talmudical Academy in Pikesville, Maryland. His skills on the court quickly earned him attention from local and then national media, who dubbed him the “Jewish Jordan.” This episode analyzes the enormous pressure placed on a young star who became a cultural curiosity, and reconsiders whether we got the story right in the first place.
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