Grantland catches up with Ibby Jaaber

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What has Ibby Jaaber been up to lately and how could he return hundreds of thousands of dollars back to his Euroleague team?

DP alum Jason Schwartz goes a long way towards answering these questions in his piece for Grantland, "A Serious Man." In it, Jaaber's devout Muslim beliefs come to the fore and it becomes a lot clearer why Jaaber could not coexist professionally with raunchy cheerleader routines during timeouts and players' jerseys displaying logos of alcohol brands.

Jaaber sums up the tension between his basketball life and his religious beliefs in this piece he wrote for his new company's website, colormemuslim.com.

Mark Zoller told me last week that Jaaber is back in his hometown of Elizabeth, and I had already incidentally set up an interview with Mr. Jaaber for today prior to the Grantland piece coming out. So keep your eyes on The Buzz for more on Mr. Jaaber's past, present and future.