Boys’ basketball: Jeremy Tyler is struggling

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In case you missed it, the New York Times had a story on former San Diego prep center Jeremy Tyler, who has been struggling while playing in Israel. He decided to skip his senior season of high school for a $140,000 deal with Maccabi Haifa.

‘My mission is to shake David Stern’s hand,’ the 6-foot-11 Tyler said.

Incredibly, he missed his first flight to Israel because he didn’t know that he needed a passport, according to the story.

That tells me all I needed to know, but read the story to learn more.

-- Eric Sondheimer