Big Corona hit in the basketball Premier League: Three of the five games that were supposed to take place earlier this week have been postponed due to a chain of contagions among the league teams.
The big storm was around Hapoel Holon's game against Hapoel Tel Aviv that was supposed to take place tomorrow (Sunday), but was postponed after Hapoel Holon activated the clause in the Korona rules that allows each team to postpone one game a season if one of the team stars is absent due to Korona. .
In Holon, one of the young players contracted, but despite that, the team preferred not to hold the game.
The administration did not like Holon's request, but were forced to comply.
Following this the administration changed the guidelines and now it will be possible to get a postponement only if the verified player is in the top ten of the team in terms of minutes of play.
The match between the teams will take place on the earliest possible date.
If Holon loses on Wednesday in Turkey and actually ends the European season, the game will take place on Wednesday 19/1.
If Holon wins, another date will be set.
Maccabi Tel Aviv's game against Nes Ziona, which was supposed to take place tomorrow, was also postponed after three players and a team member were found positive and another player went out of bounds.
The game against Alba Berlin on Wednesday is also expected to be postponed, as it is still unclear whether the game against Panathinaikos on Friday will take place on time.
Another team whose upcoming games have been postponed is Hapoel Galil Elyon, whose players and team members have been found positive.
Due to that, she will not play against Bnei Herzliya on Monday.
The game between Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Rishon Lezion, which was scheduled for Monday, will also not take place on time after several Rishon LeZion team members and players became infected.
The game between Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Gilboa / Galil was held in order.
The team from the capital breathed a sigh of relief after all the team players were found negative in tests conducted with the team landing in Israel after a game in Spain on Thursday.
At Gilboa, one of the players came out positive, but the team did not want to postpone the game.
A phenomenon that is pointed out in some teams is that it is the young players who are the first to be infected, followed by other players.
As you may recall, in the renewal of the league in 2020 after the first wave, the administration made a sweeping decision to ban players included in the team rosters to train in additional frameworks, such as youth departments, and also to reduce activity in the various teams.
If the trend continues, it is not inconceivable that a similar decision will be made this time as well.
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