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On Sunday: Maccabi and Hapoel clash in Tel Aviv derby
The two league leaders and long-time rivals will meet at Heichal Shlomo in a battle for first place. Lorenzo Brown, who got injured on Thursday, will not play
On Sunday (9 pm Israel time, 2 pm EST), at Heichal Shlomo, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will record their 128th league meeting and do so as the two league leaders playing each other for the third time since the season started.
Maccabi, who holds an 11:2 record, beat Hapoel (10:2) twice – 88:84 in Winner’s cup final and 95:90 in their last meeting in Winner’s league. This time the hurdle will be tougher to get over as the game will be held in the Reds’ arena, where they have yet to lose a league game this season.
Maccabi will arrive at the derby without Lorenzo Browm, who injured his ankle in the win over Alba Berlin and will be absent in the near future. On the brighter side, Jalen Adams recovered from an illness that prevented him from playing against Alba and will be on the roster on the expanse of Darrun Hilliard.
Maccabi’s roster will include Jalen Adams, Wade Baldwin, Jarrell Martin, Rafi Menko, Roman Sorkin, Guy Pnini, John DiBartolomeo, Jake Cohen, Tomer Agmon, Josh Nebo, Yiftach Ziv, and Bonzie Colson.
Maccabi loses Tel Aviv derby to Hapoel
Without injured Lorenzo Brown, the Yellows fell to their city rivals 95:96. Wade Baldwin's 29 weren't enough to secure a third victory this season against the Reds
As always, it was a tough battle against the city rivals, but a victory was still within reach, thanks to an outstanding performance from Wade Baldwin. The Yellows’ guard did just about everything and scored 29 points (accompanied by Jalen Adams’s 20) to push the visitors as far as he could. Win or lose, he is, without a doubt, a reason for optimism for the future.
As painful as this loss is, the focus shifts immediately to Friday. Maccabi will visit Greece to play Olympiacos, hoping to get a lucrative away win against a European powerhouse. Yalla Maccabi!