The Maccabi Tel Aviv star once again criticized the conduct: "They did not care that we do not have freedom, it bothered me." Blazer after the 62:92 on Himki: Klein was not enrolled in the faculty
Scotty Wilbkin
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Danny Maron
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Maccabi Tel Aviv finished its last home game of the Euroleague 2020/21 season yesterday (Tuesday) with a small smile, after easily defeating the weak Moscow Khimki 62:92.
The Yellows came into the game with a lack of staff, especially in the front line.
The injured Othello Hunter and Omri Caspi were no longer available for the professional team, and this time TJ Klein did not play either, as his enrollment in the Euroleague squad was after the original date of the game against the Russian team, which was postponed due to the closure of Ben Gurion Airport.
Angelo Cloiaro was also not supposed to sign up for the game as his pregnant wife was in hospital, but he wanted to play and even got minutes.
During the game the team members got that the player’s wife went into the delivery room, so he went down to the locker room showered and drove to the hospital.
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Scotty Wilbkin, who is going through a difficult professional season with a lot of ups and downs, received a lot of love during the game from the fans who encouraged him and sang songs in his honor.
At the end he vacated for a brief summary and again attacked the league administration for the conduct in the past year.
"It was a difficult season, not only because of one loss or another, but because we felt two seasons were crammed together and we were not given time off and do what we usually do in the summer and spend time with our family. Those who decide in the Israeli league did not mind making a decision For the fact that they did not stop the season completely, YM) and it really bothered me.
I hope they do not do it again so that we have a normal summer. "
"This game was a little more important because we wanted to do well in our last game against the home crowd. In the game against Zenit we want to do as much as possible because this is our last game this season in the Euroleague," the yellow star continued. "After that we have two more titles left in Israel. "And we want to finish as best we can."
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Oz Blazer, who first brought his baby son to watch him play up close, set a career-high 11 points in the Euroleague.
"My son came to the game and saw me play for the first time, and my wife also came for the first time since the Corona so they gave him extra strength," he said with a smile.
When asked if at the beginning of the season he thought he would play such an amount of minutes, Blazer replied: "When I signed with Maccabi I prepared myself mentally for any situation whether I play or not. I am glad I played and I feel I did some good things for the club."
On the feelings towards the end of the European season, the Israeli forward added: "Of course we feel a sense of missing out on the current season in the Euroleague and that we could have been better, but we have to learn and improve and move on from here."