The Israeli national team finished a little while ago its first training session on the floor at the O2 Arena in Prague, where the European Championship games will be held starting Friday.
"We are preparing and preparing ourselves for the first game. It's an experience to be in EuroBasket with the Israeli national team. It's fun to represent the country in such a championship," said Yam Medar after training, who was one of the few who showed good ability in the losses to Finland and Sweden last weekend.
"We understand that we did not meet the goals and expectations in the last window, but now we are moving forward towards the championship," continued the young talent.
"We got beaten and I hope we will respond accordingly and get up strong for the first game against Finland and the rest of the championship."
Madar also referred to the responsibility placed on him and his good friend Dani Avdia as the two most talented players in the team: "The onus of proof is on us. We will have to come and play against high level players and do a better job."
In the meantime, a special guest at the team's training session was Tommy Shepard, the professional manager of the Washington Wizards, who came especially to watch Danny Avdia during the tournament.
Shepard and Avdia in training, photo: Yaakov Meir
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