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April 13 • 2017

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he Michigan Jewish Sports
“Hopefully, this will become an
Foundation has put together a
annual event with, say, coaches, team
night of sports talk that has the executives, players ....” Stone said.
local sports world talking.
“Beyond the Game: A Night of
MACCABI GAMES INTRUDER
Sports Talk” features a panel of four
There was a harsh dose of reality
well known sports figures.
among the competition and cama-
They are Detroit Pistons and
raderie last year at the JCC Maccabi
Michigan State University
Games in Stamford, Conn.
football broadcaster
A California man was arrest-
George Blaha, University
ed for causing a disturbance
of Michigan football and
near a high school where an
Detroit Lions broadcaster
event was being held. Now
Jim Brandstatter, Detroit
that man is facing jail time.
Red Wings broadcaster Ken
Yoon Chul Shin, 53, of
Daniels and Arn Tellem, vice
Berkeley, Calif., turned down
chairman of Palace Sports &
a plea bargain last month
Mike Stone
Entertainment, which owns
that would have released
the Pistons.
him from jail, according to
Broadcaster Mike Stone
the Stamford Advocate, and
will emcee the discussion.
could spend as many as four
Stone, Daniels and Tellem are
years behind bars when he is
Jewish.
sentenced.
The event will begin at 6:30
Shin was convicted of
p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at
resisting arrest and disorderly
Tam-O-Shanter Country Club
conduct by a jury after rep-
Ken Daniels
in West Bloomfield.
resenting himself at his trial,
“Beyond the Game” is a fun-
the Advocate reported. He’s
draiser for the foundation’s Dr.
been jailed since his arrest in
Steve and Evelyn Rosen Stars
August.
of Tomorrow college schol-
Stamford police were on
arship program for Jewish
the lookout last year for
student-athletes.
Shin, the Advocate reported,
Tickets ($75) include dinner
because they’d been told by
and the program. Go to www.
JCC officials that Shin might
Arn Tellem
michiganjewishsports.org or
come to Stamford. He had
call (248) 592-9323.
been at other temples across
“This should be a fun night.
the country and had vowed
Where else can you get access to a
in an online video to “desecrate”
panel like this?” Stone said.
temples.
Stone called Blaha, Brandstatter
There was a Detroit delegation
and Daniels legends on the local
at the Maccabi Games in Stamford.
broadcasting scene, and he pointed
Delegation head Franci Silver said
out that Tellem also has some impres- security was tighter than usual there
sive credentials.
because of concerns about Shin.
A successful sports agent from
Police detained Shin after spot-
1981-2015, Tellem was the inspiration
ting his car — which was covered in
for the television series Arliss.
political messages — near a temple
Since coming to the Pistons, the
and high school. Shin wouldn’t turn
1979 graduate of the U-M Law School
off his car or get out of his vehicle, the
has been instrumental in the Pistons’
Advocate reported. He shouted after
impending move from the Palace of
being taken out of his vehicle and
Auburn Hills to Little Caesars Arena in resisted being placed into a police car.
Downtown Detroit.
Shin said during his trial that police
Arliss was an HBO series that ran
were lying about him creating a dis-
from 1996-2002. It was a sitcom about turbance and he was simply praying
the president of a sports agency
in his car. He also said he’s a “targeted
(played by Robert Wuhl) and his asso- individual,” a phrase written on his
ciates. Many sports celebrities were
car. •
guest stars.
Send sports tips to stevestein502004@yahoo.
The April 26 event may not be a
com.
one-shot deal.