In initial conversations between the clubs, the possibility arose of a showcase meeting between Danny Abdia's NBA team and the Israeli champions • Sapropolus after the 93:79 to Hapoel B'Shlosha: "We were unable to stop Agada"
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Maccabi Tel Aviv's bad period continued yesterday (Wednesday) with a 93:79 loss away to Hapoel B'Shlosha, after a historic display by the Reds star Caleb Agada who scored 43 points and a record index of 58.
Yannis Sapropoulos looked very unhappy after the game.
"I do not like that we allow one player to score so much. We tried to stop him, I replaced him and we did not succeed. It is my fault. We prepare for every game we can and it does not always succeed. The Israeli league is very competitive and there are good teams, "If you don't play well, you lose. Beer Sheva wanted more and they deserved to win."
Chris Jones was also disappointed: "It was bad. We have a lot of adjustments to make, learn from what happened here and get better. As the playoffs approach you want to play your best basketball, and that's really not what we did."
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The professional team hopes to get Omri Caspi back before the top house opens.
The veteran forward returned to training with Maga this week and the team is trying to train him for the game against Hapoel Haifa on Tuesday.
It is estimated that if he is not fit for the meeting against the Reds from Carmel, he is expected to be on the roster in the next game against the team that will finish in second place.
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In another matter.
The professional director of Washington Wizards, Tommy Shepherd, was a guest on the Wizards' official podcast that addresses the Israeli audience and hinted that there was a possibility of a showcase game between his team and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
According to the "Israel Today" survey, the possibility of a game between the teams arose in initial talks between the representatives of the two clubs who have been in close and good contact in recent months since Danny Abdia was selected by the Wizards.
It should be noted that currently the talks have not progressed to concrete proposals and in addition it is difficult to see that such a game will take place this summer, certainly not in Israel, as due to the Corona, NBA teams do not yet have a permit to fly to games outside America.