Zizic is expected to be released from the hospital, will he miss the series against Hapoel Tel Aviv?

After losing consciousness during the loss to Hapoel Haifa, the Croatian chin's condition improved and he is expected to be released to his home after further tests.

Maccabi Tel Aviv are disappointed with the loss that "arranged" for them more meetings with the city rival, and are debating how to proceed with registering the foreigners for the series

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10/05/2022

Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 06:31 Updated: 06:38

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At the end of one of the most emotional and long evenings of the 2021/22 season in Israeli basketball, last night (Monday) Maccabi Tel Aviv dropped the first place in the Premier League after a 124: 115 loss to Hapoel Haifa at the end of two overtimes in Yad Eliyahu.

The Yellows will begin their playoff quarterfinal series against Hapoel Tel Aviv on Thursday, which Maccabi lost in all three meetings this season.

But with all due respect to the loss to Hapoel Haifa, the big drama last night took place at 3:40 to the end of the half.

During a standard defensive move Keenan Evans encountered with his elbow in the face of Ante Žižić, and the Croatian fell to the parquet with his head hit on the surface.

Zizic began to convulse and lost consciousness for a few moments, while the paramedics in the hall together with the medical staff of Maccabi Tel Aviv treated him quickly.

The Croatian was evacuated after about a quarter of an hour from the parquet using a stretcher, when his attempt to get to his feet was unsuccessful, and his friends escorted him to the ambulance that evacuated him to Ichilov Hospital.

The chin was put to sleep on the way to the hospital, but after less than an hour he woke up, and all the photographs taken of him were normal.

Beside him were some of the members of the group and his company, and all reported that his condition improved as time progressed.

Zizic drank, smiled and asked about the result of the game at Yad Eliyahu.

After the game, the team players who came straight from Eliyahu visited the Žižić team.

This morning Žižić will undergo further tests and is expected to be released from the hospital to his home for rest.

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He's already joking with his doctors.

Ante Zizic after the collapse (Photo: Walla !, system)

After the horrific injury of Žižić and in a quick consultation between the people of the league's administration headed by general manager Shlomi Perry, the referees and team members, it was decided to continue the game. Some Maccabi Tel Aviv players admitted after the game that the decision was not the right They kept playing in order to win the game, and just could not concentrate and do the job properly.

"All our thoughts with Ante, we wish him a speedy recovery.

"I had a thought that maybe the game should be canceled, it puts the game in proportion, our whole thought with Ante, we heard he's fine, and that's the most important thing," concluded captain Dibertolomeo, referring to how the team will now play in the playoff series against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Jizic will not share, "We are Maccabi Tel Aviv, we have a very deep staff, everyone knows how important this championship is to us."

One of the Maccabi players said at the end of the game about what was happening on the floor, "We knew there was a good chance that once we continue the game, that it was something that could happen, but we really had no choice. To postpone another day, when the playoffs start on Thursday "Before Ante's injury, and we need to know how to lift the players from this situation towards Thursday."

A frustrating loss that cost them in the series against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Dibertolomao and Evans are disappointed (Photo: Walla !, system).

The big problem for Maccabi Tel Aviv with the current injury of Zizic is that within the playoff series it is not possible to make a change in the roster, so if Chin is not registered for the first game in the derby, he will not be able to play the entire series.

In any case, the team will receive the opinion of the medical staff today and will make the decision according to it, as the team had a hard time seeing how the Croatian will be able to play as early as Thursday.

Maccabi Tel Aviv will return to training for the derby today, when for the first time this season Avi Even will stand on the lines against Hapoel Tel Aviv, when all the losses to Hapoel, the two league losses and the loss in the State Cup semifinals, were under Yannis Sapropoulos.

"We have an open account that needs to be closed," Even said last night at the press conference when one of the team members said last night, "We live a long time with the feeling that there is a chance we will end the season without a title, losing to Hapoel Tel Aviv in the series for the first time will be a disaster."

Assisted in the preparation of the article: Ohad Schwerman

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