The league's administration has been outraged by the yellows directed at the corona test outline only if players discover the virus's symptoms: "Express regret that Maccabi has failed to update its players regarding outline and health ministry guidelines" • Maccabi responded: "Players may feel safe"

• Maccabi Tel Aviv players. The fight with the administration continues

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  Alan Shaver

For a long time there has been a lot of tension between the basketball league administration and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Yesterday (Friday) we got another episode in the plot when the team players, led by Jake Cohen, criticized the method of corona testing for players. Cohen posted a tweet in his Twitter account in which he wrote: "The league manager is still conducting corona tests only for those who show symptoms. Although it has already been proven that a high percentage of people are infected, they do not show any symptoms at all. Don't understand how it makes sense."

Cohen also wrote: "The manager should check the players for their safety, even if the Ministry of Health chooses not to do so for some reason. In the Bundesliga, players check every 4-5 or days .. You can't do nine million tests every day, but you can before every game ... How is a lack of knowledge better than a little knowledge? "

Nicola Wojcic, Maccabi's professional manager, also visited the administration when responding to the post: "There is no reason not to check all the players and staff involved in the league. The players are the only workers in Israel who are not obliged to keep their distance and they make physical contact with players from other groups. "

Samuel Frankel. Great Fury in Basketball Administration // Photo: Alan Shiber 

Today, of course, the administration decided to answer and issued an angry statement: "The league manager has in advance given all teams the outline of the Ministry of Health, including his opposition to conducting corona tests due to the fact that they are inaccurate and may create misrepresentation."

The administration also said: "We regret that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not keep its players updated on the layout and guidelines of the Ministry of Health to return the teams to training and games. If they did as required, they could prevent their players from embarking on an unnecessary offensive and a bridle against the head coach. We expect each team to make sure that the guidelines passed to them in Hebrew and English are up to the latest, while each team takes responsibility for its players. "

Cohen. Created another fuss // Photo: Alan Shaver 

Maccabi TA: "Players are allowed to express their wishes and feel secure"

After the administration's announcement, Maccabi did not remain obliged and also responded: "It is a shame that the league manager does not check the details. Maccabi Tel Aviv has literally given the outline and guidelines to all players, contrary to the manager's statement. We all know that there is no obligation to check in the Israeli league. "The False Positive. The solution is repeated tests. The Ministry of Health also believes in tests, and that they are carried out by the general public."

Maccabi also added: "We recommend that those behind the manager's message check the details below. And, for that matter, players are allowed to request tests even if they are not out of line. They are allowed to express their desire to be as safe as possible. It is important to let them express themselves and not shut up. "Maccabi will continue to do everything possible to give the players and the team a sense of security. Let's all keep the players together and respect them."