In Tel Aviv Macs were furious with urban rival fans who, in an ugly move, decided not to honor Bryant's homage to Derby. • Red Captain tweeted: "There are moments in life that are bigger than all of us" • Stodmeyer did not digest: "My family called me and cried. I felt I was not on the hardwood "

• Amara Stodmeyer has trouble digesting the gospel yesterday in Derby

  Photo:

  Alan Shaver

. News of the tragic death of former NBC star Kobe Bryant is widespread (Sunday) during the second quarter of the Tel Aviv derby. Maccabi, the host team, organized a minute of silence in the second half in memory of the legendary basketball player, but the fans of the guest team, acting, did not respect and make ugly cries during the minute, before and after.

In Maccabi Tel Aviv, they were very furious with the behavior of the urban rival's fans and even expressed their protest to the league administration.

Also in Hapoel Tel Aviv were those who shunned those fans and Captain Tomer Ginat even tweeted in his Twitter account: "There are moments in life that are bigger than all of us and you have to put aside any rivalry and just respect."

Some of the red fans rioted even before the harsh news of Bryant's death and Mott sent to Yitzhak Maccabi Tel Aviv fans hit the head of a girl in need of medical attention. The girl's father and other fans were outraged at the police and security forces who failed to reach Hapoel Tel Aviv fans to stop the rioters and abandoned the hall. The group in red is expected to stand trial.

Hapoel Tel Aviv fans did not respect Kobe's memory // Photo: Alan Shiber

2. In the same matter, the new Maccabi Tel Aviv player Amara Stodmaier, who had trouble holding back tears when he learned the bad news, was long delayed in the locker room after the game, and when he told reporters: "Kobe was a model for me. He was excellent on the field and an intelligent guy off the field. My family called me and cried. I'm sure his parents are grieving now. It's a very difficult moment. Today I felt like I wasn't here after hearing the gospel.

Tomer Ginat. Disliked his team's behavior // Photo: Alan Shiber