Amit Simhon: "I tried to reach 44 points in memory of my brother"

The hero of Hapoel Haifa's victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv, who scored 41 points, dedicated the victory to his deceased brother.

Stone: "After Zizic's injury, everything becomes secondary. May God protect him"

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09/05/2022

Monday, 09 May 2022, 23:57

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What was not tonight (Monday) in the temple at Yad Eliyahu?

Ante Žižić was seriously injured, lost consciousness and was taken to Ichilov Hospital. 41 points!

The Hapoel Haifa scorer set a career high, of course, in a game in which he finished with 14 of 20 from the field, scored 9 threes from 13 attempts and in an interview after the game was especially excited, also received a tribute from his friends and said he dedicates the victory to his brother, the late Roi Simhon Who died of an illness in his youth.

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An amazing record of 41 points.

Simhon (Photo: Berni Ardov)

"This is the longest game of my career. We are finished, exhausted, but first and foremost I want to dedicate the victory to my brother Zichron, who should have been 44 and I tried to reach 44 points for him," said Simhon, the hero of the victory who broke a streak of 49 consecutive losses Of Hapoel Haifa against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the regular season.

"There's an angel guarding me upstairs," the slingshot added, not forgetting Zizic's injury either: "I also want to wish Zizic a quick war. It was terrible to see that and I hope he recovers as soon as possible."

Coach Elad Hussein then spoke: "First of all I want to wish recovery from the arena to Žižić, who coached his brother and he is an amazing guy that I hope will return soon. There was a crazy game here, I really have never been in a game like this. I am very proud of a friend "It's a particularly exciting game for Amit Simhon that is a very important day for him. In general, I felt the guys together both when Maccabi Tel Aviv wanted and when we were almost without players. It's a crazy victory that shows that we as a club come to every game to win."

Defeated coach Avi Even said at the end: "I have never experienced an evening like this. I was here at Perkins' injury, but it was something else. Everything becomes secondary, we had a mentally draining evening. I am proud of everyone's effort and there is nothing to look for excuses. "The only thing that matters. We are like a family that lives here all day, the actors are like my children and the only thing that goes through my mind is to be healthy."

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