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Zion Mania Getting Out Of Control In New York

This is really off the hook

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 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 12: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils defends the shot of Ryan McMahon #30 of the Louisville Cardinals at KFC YUM! Center on February 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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With the NBA Lottery now just hours away, Zion mania is getting wild in New York.

How wild?

Try this: “A rabbi, a priest, a miracle healer and medical medium, a shaman, a member of the Eckankar clergy and two witches all came to the Garden in recent days. What ensued was a mix of blessings, cleansings and other-worldly manifestations in an attempt to reverse the Knicks’ fortunes.“

The rabbi said this: “Believe it or not, the Bible, written some 3,500 years ago, doesn’t talk about the NBA or even the Knicks. But the Bible does instruct us that we have a mitzvah, an obligation, to be supporters of Zion and lovers of Zion. So God, we ask you: Please let the lottery fall to the Knicks tonight so that we can be lovers of Zion and supporters of Zion, for many years to come.”

That’s a lot of pressure on a kid but consider too: what if they fall? Are the rabbi, the priest, the (former) miracle worker, whatever the heck the Eckankar are and two witches all responsible?

If the Knicks do lose, atheism is going to go through the roof in New York, at least with Knicks fans.

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