Wilbkin closed account: "I have zero respect for disrespectful fans"

The Maccabi Tel Aviv star celebrated demonstratively in front of Hapoel Tel Aviv fans after the derby, and tweeted: "Do not ask me to give them respect."

Williams dedicated the victory to Reggie Fanan, returning to the belief that "it all depends on us, against every opponent."

Žižić's comeback adds to the renewed optimism

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23/05/2022

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Last night (Sunday), Maccabi Tel Aviv qualified for the playoff semifinals of the Premier League after a 77:82 victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Drive-In, which completed a 1: 3 victory in the quarterfinals series.

The Yellows will meet Bnei Herzliya starting Thursday (21:00) in a battle for a place in the finals, when, unlike the quarterfinals, the semifinals will be held using the best of three games method.

As in the third game in the series, again Maccabi Tel Aviv fell significantly behind and was minus 16 in the first half, but Scotty Wilbkin and Derek Williams took over the game with 28 and 25 points respectively, giving the Yellows a second away win in the series.

Those who did not participate in the game were Jaylen Reynolds and Yiftach Ziv, who completed a second game in a row without playing at all in the series but hugged at length with Avi Even at the end.

Wilbkin went down to the locker room at the end of the game with exuberant celebrations in front of Hapoel Tel Aviv fans who cursed him.

He then tweeted at night: "I have zero respect for fans who have no respect for the basketball game or for the players who play it. Do not ask me to give them respect."

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Enjoy celebrating in front of the red stands.

Wilbkin (Photo: Danny Maron)

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"It's probably my best game for everything when it comes to scoring points," Derek Williams said at the end of the game, "After we lost the previous game in the derby, I told Reggie (Regev Fanan, AS) that we were going to win, I knew we would break it. "This series is for Reggie. I wanted us to make sure we win no matter how much I score. We have four more victories to achieve, that's our goal."

Williams tried to explain what did not work at the beginning of the fourth game and in the third game: "When you lead 0: 2 in the series, the opponent has nothing to lose. "When we're focused on defense, it looks different, and that's what you saw in the second half. A lot of credit goes to my friends in the locker room."

Williams was then asked that Jaylen Reynolds and Yiftach Ziv did not play and said: "We are teammates, we have been together for 9-10 months, and there were times when I also did not play well and Yiftach and Jaylen picked me up. We have a limited number of players who can "We have to support each other and be ready. Everyone will still have a chance."

Felt a special duty of proof.

Williams (Photo: Danny Maron)

The Yellows come to the series against Bnei Herzliya with a good feeling, believing that they have a good matchup against the team from Sharon.

Ante Žižić is expected to receive final approval in the coming days to return to the squad and register at the expense of Jaylen Reynolds, and Maccabi believes that their situation with him ahead of the series is excellent.

"It does not matter who we play against, it depends on us. If we come prepared, it does not matter who plays in the opposing team. Herzliya has good players, but we won three of the teams that were in the Euroleague Final Four, and we are ready for the challenge," Williams signed.

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