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China's Basketball Fans Drawn To NBA Stars

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 5:00am

The U.S. Olympic basketball team easily beat China over the weekend. Basketball has become more and more popular in China.

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My Jewish Grandpa's Triumph At Hitler's Olympics

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 08/08/2008 - 5:40am

Reporter Carrie Kahn grew up thinking that her Jewish grandfather, Sam Balter, had proudly marched before Hitler in 1936 as part of the first-ever Olympic basketball team.

Though his gold medal is real, the truth, she'd learn, was slightly different.

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