Scotty Wilbkin's visit to Israel attracted not only the attention of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and the local media, but also that of Europe. the yellow jersey.
Volvkin, who came this week to watch the final of the Winner Cup in which the Yellows won the city derby, a story about the experience of the reunion with the fans: "They were quite excited, the truth is that I entered the hall from the wrong entrance, I didn't know I was supposed to enter through the players' entrance, so I did it through the audience And straight into the group of burned out fans. There was a mess, we got stuck in everyone's way. I didn't know if they were surprised, because a few hours before that, we uploaded a picture from our favorite restaurant in Tel Aviv, so people knew I was there, they didn't know if I would actually come to the game. But it was Cool".
The guard who starred in yellow for four seasons, referred to a tweet published on Maccabi Tel Aviv's Twitter account about two weeks ago, ahead of the meeting with Fenerbahce, in which a comparison was made between Wade Baldwin's season opening data and those of Wilbkin - when in total there was only one Euroleague game.
"My wife sent it to me, and I must say I wasn't too excited. I knew how much I scored in the first game, and that Maccabi always makes this comparison before games."
Wilvkin and his wife in the stands this week, photo: Alan Shiver
"Then she showed me all the comments - that they wrote that it was disrespectful, but I didn't take it that way," Wilvkin continued.
"It kind of took on a life of its own. I know everyone in Maccabi's media department and they apologized to me. I just told them they had nothing to worry about."
When asked about a possible return to Maccabi, he said: "I would return, but I don't know if it will happen. In general - it's unlikely, because of the way things work in our profession and in life. Without going into too much detail, the issue of taxes for foreign players in Israel will be technically difficult for me. Obviously That I still love Maccabi, and I won't rule out a return, but I see myself in Fenerbahce for many years."
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