Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv players arrived Monday in Florida on a flight from Toronto for their game with the Orlando Magic. The game will be played at the Waterhouse Center on Wednesday 19:30 local time, 01:30 Thursday morning in Israel. Live on Channel 10 and a recorded broadcast on Thursday at 17:05. Prior to meeting the Euroleague Champions, the Magic will play tonight (Tuesday) in Miami vs the Heat . Maccabi can expect a much tougher game than the one vs the Raptors, as Orlando have two super players: Guard Steve Francis (6-3) and forward Grant Hill (6-8). Their upcoming star is 20 years old center Dwight Howard (6-11). Two players have just returned from the European Championships in Belgrade: Turk Hedo Turkouglu (6-10) and Croat Mario Kasun (7-1) who will face his national team captain Nikola Vujcic. Head Coach is Brial Hill
For Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv captain Derrick Sharp it will be a special occasion as he was born in Orlando.
