Hapoel Jerusalem are waiting to know if the star will return to play in December • Katsh after 98:94 to Turk Telecom: "The referees made it difficult for us" • Estimate: A tall foreigner will join soon
Jacoben Brown.
And it seems he will return?
Photography:
Danny Maron
Hapoel Jerusalem hoped to open the European season last night (Tuesday) with a victory, but will return to Israel today (Wednesday) after losing 98:94 in Ankara to Turk Telecom in the opening round of the Champions League.
Tyson Thomas, the outstanding player in Jerusalem, said: "I am proud of the way we played. I know Ankara well and it is not easy to play against such a tough team. In the final minutes we did not get the whistles we hoped to get, but that is the result and we have to get it and move on."
Coach Oded Katash also hinted that the referees did not take it easy with his team: "They went 30 times to the line and felt it was hard to touch them. The referees made it difficult for us to be aggressive and at times we did not have too many players and certainly not tall players. The pitch, which gave them an advantage under the baskets. "
The team is already waiting for the return of Jacoben Brown and according to the latest estimates of the medical staff in about 4 weeks it will be clear whether the decision not to choose surgery but alternative treatment was right and the player will return to the pitches during December or the player will have to undergo surgery.
The player himself wrote on his Twitter account that he believes he will return to the pitches within 4 to 8 weeks.
Meanwhile, the team leaders continue their search for a foreign player who will fit into the budget and will be able to complete Oded Katash's front line.
It is estimated that in the coming weeks the player will be found necessary to strengthen the team for the next games in Europe and he may sign a temporary contract with an option to extend until the end of the season.
