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Jaylen Adams was selected by the fans for the traditional All-Star Game to be held next week, but the coaches actually chose Martin Obasohan, so the Belgian will be the one to represent Hapoel Jerusalem in the All-Star Game.
Yesterday (Monday) in a game against the trophy holder and one of the three strongest teams in our league, Adams showed that he is definitely worth an Allstar, with his 27 points, including a huge winning basket 2.4 seconds to go, set up a dramatic 88:89 for Hapoel Jerusalem against Bnei Herzliya.
"These guys are special," procurement player KK Rivers referred to his new friends, and especially Adams.
"They know how to play and what they need to do to help the team win."
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For Rivers this was a debut in the red uniform.
The player, who has been at home for a month since leaving Bayern Munich before landing in Israel about a week ago, looks a little tired at the end, but overall concluded a successful debut with 10 points and 9 rebounds.
"It was my first game in about a month and a half. I still have to find my way within the method. See every shot I was tired and the shots came out short."
The team says that Rivers has adapted wonderfully and already in the first training he seems to have his own level in terms of understanding the game and experience at the high levels.
"Things happened that I could not expect," the player explained why he chose to come to Hapoel Jerusalem from the variety of offers that have been before him in recent weeks.
"I was lucky that Hapoel Jerusalem gave me this opportunity. Sometimes things happen for a reason and what happened to me can happen to anyone. I'm glad I had the opportunity and that I did not have to sit idly by and wonder what could have happened and that I just have the opportunity to play basketball. ".
Rivers.
Still looking for his way in Jerusalem, Photo: Liron Moldovan
With all due respect to the excellent offensive display of Adams or the high ability of Obasohan
, Hapoel Jerusalem actually marked the defense and the high energies that Willy Workman and Itai Segev brought with them as an important key to victory.
"In a winning team, those two are no less important than Adams' 27 points," coach Yotam Halperin said without hesitation.
"When they play well we are just a better team."
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Kaiser Gates, who was already with a foot and a half out and almost signed a contract at Bursaspor, has meanwhile remained in the red, after the Turkish team signed John Holland, another ex of Jerusalem.
There are now seven foreigners in the squad of the table leader, and it is not inconceivable that in the coming weeks one of Gates or Sean Kilpatrick will leave to slightly dilute the squad and prevent unnecessary grumbling in the locker room.
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