SportsHawks Rally to Beat Miami Heat on Chanukah
Hawks Hot on Chanukah
The Hawks won on Jewish Heritage Night for the fourth time in five years, defeating the Miami Heat 110-104.
Rabbi Yale New, Ben Massey, Emily Hanover and Rabbi Isser New bask in the light of the menorah before tipoff of the Hawks’ home game against the Heat.
The Atlanta Hawks aren’t going to the playoffs this season, mired as they are in last place in the Eastern Conference. If only every night could be Chanukah.
The Hawks hosted Jewish Heritage Night with Chabad during the Festival of Lights for the fifth year Monday night, Dec. 18, and for the fourth time they walked off the court as winners. The Hawks got only their seventh win in 30 games, knocking off the Miami Heat, 110-104.
They got their customary lift from the pregame lighting of a giant menorah at half court even though the previous day’s blackout at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport prevented local rapper Sammy K from delivering his planned performance.
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- Rabbi Isser New of Chabad of Georgia and Congregation Beth Tefillah welcomes the crowd to Jewish Heritage Night at Philips Arena.
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- Sporting his Hebrew Atlanta Hawks T-shirt and watched by Hawks representative Emily Hanover, Ben Massey has the honor of the lighting the menorah at midcourt.
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