Official: TJ Klein signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel today

As first reported in "Israel Today", the forward (26, 2.06 m) who holds Israeli citizenship joined the staff of Sapropolos until the end of the season with an option for another season

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As first reported in "Israel Today", Maccabi Tel Aviv announced today (Sunday) the signing of

TJ Klein

until the end of the season with an option for another season.

Klein (26, 2.06 m), who holds Israeli citizenship, played for Hapoel Holon in recent seasons and even won the state cup with her in 2018.

He even played with honors for the Israeli national team several times.

He started the current season in the Italian Brescia and has participated in 13 league games in which he scored 11.6 points, picked up 4.4 rebounds and delivered 2.4 assists (12 effective index points) in an average of 22 minutes per game.

In the EuroCup he contributed 10.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

I want to thank the owners and management for signing TJ Klein, "coach Yannis Sapropoulos told the club's official website," he is a player who with his energies and investment comes to help the team compete and try to achieve the goals.

"TJ knows the Israeli league and is at the most appropriate age to make the next leap in his career."

The player himself added: "I am excited to join such a historic club. I am aware of the rich tradition and can no longer wait for me to help contribute to it, I hope in front of the great crowd of Maccabi fans."