Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, who are already in Madrid are working hard to pump up the self-confidence of their team, and wake up the apathetic local citizens who aren’t fully aware of the event their city is hosting. Around 500 out of the 1,000 who are already in Madrid marched tonight (Thursday) to the team in which the team is staying. The players came out to thank the fans but were forced to keep distance from them due to security reasons. Until the tip off there are five more flights full of Yellow fans expected to land in Madrid. The club’s management is expecting between 2,500-3,000 Yellow fans.<\/P>
The Euroleague announced there are 300 more available tickets in the box office to be sold hours before the tip off. The fans strangled Shimon Mizrahi, who said with tears in his eyes: “I’m proud of them. It’s very exciting and they deserve all the good words. They are the best fans a team can ask for.” The fans filled all the area in front of the hotel and didn’t stop singing until all the players showed up on the hotel stairs, cheered for the fans and waved to them in fermentation. The fans gave each player a special t-shirt made especially for the Final Four. Esteban Batista said: “I’ve never seen anything like that.”<\/P>
Will Bynum added: “I love this. It’s totally amazing.” Tal Burstein, who experienced this already in the past, commented: “It’s not new but it’s exciting every time again and again.” One of the owners, Ra’anan Katz, said: “They are the best fans in the world,” while Vonteego Cummings excitedly said: “It gives great motivation to take the court. Already now it’s unbelievable. I’ve never seen anything like that. There are no fans like that in all of Europe. We were in a team meeting, heard them already when they were far from here and that’s why we came out.” <\/P>
Derrick Sharp concluded: “For me it was only a matter of when they’ll show up. It’s always exciting to see them. It’s impossible to get used to things like that. It’s special only for us. You don’t see it anywhere else in the world. I will give every piece of my soul on court for these fans.” <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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