Euroleague

Real Madrid eliminates Hapoel Tel Aviv

Despite a 3-1 playoff series ouster, the Reds take plenty of positives from 1st Euroleague season.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
IT WAS a successful debut campaign of Euroleague basketball for Hapoel Tel Aviv, which saw its season end with a 3-1 quarterfinals series loss to Real Madrid.
Hapoel Tel Aviv

Hapoel Tel Aviv stays alive vs Real Madrid in Euroleague quarterfinals

“It’s almost impossible to beat one of the top teams in the competition five straight times, but we came close. Congrats to Hapoel and now we move on to try and win the series in four games.”

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
IT IS going to require quite a turnaround for Elijah Bryant and Hapoel Tel Aviv to overcome their 2-0 deficit to Real Madrid in their Euroleague quarterfinal series.

Hapoel Tel Aviv staring down 0-2 Euroleague quarterfinal hole vs Real Madrid

Dimitrios Itoudis’s squad came out with a ton of energy early, thanks to impressive play on the inside by Dan Oturu, as Hapoel grabbed a 42-40 advantage at halftime.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
VASILIJE MICIC and Hapoel Tel Aviv are headed to the Euroleague playoffs in their first season in the competition, while Maccabi Tel Aviv’s continental campaign is over.

Blueprint vs breakdown: Hapoel Tel Aviv’s plan delivers, while Maccabi pays the price

As EuroCup champs, Hapoel was given a one-year temporary license, so to speak, to the Euroleague, and anything after that was not guaranteed unless the Reds advanced to the playoffs.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

Maccabi Tel Aviv confident heading into Euroleague playoffs

After an impressive continental season amid Israeli turmoil, yellow-and-blue tips off the quarterfinal series against old rival Panathinaikos

APRIL 21, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
IF MACCABI TEL AVIV is to beat Panathinaikos in the Euroleague quarterfinals, it will need its backcourt tandem of Lorenzo Brown (left) and Wade Baldwin (right) to be in peak form. (21/4/2024)

Rested Maccabi Tel Aviv gets ready to bounce back for Euroleague stretch run

NOT PLAYING with the Israel National Team during the international break has allowed Maccabi Tel Aviv veteran Jake Cohen to be rejuvenated for upcoming crunch-time games in Europe.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
JOHN DIBARTOLOMEO has been with Maccabi Tel Aviv since 2017 and is no stranger to unexpected basketball ups-and-downs, though this year is still unique.

Maccabi Tel Aviv takes aim at second half of season, despite setbacks

JANUARY 1, 2024ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV COACH Oded Katash has had to juggle his handling of the team – on and off the court – in a delicate manner through the first half of the season.

Mac TA digs deep to overcome Baskonia

With off-game from stars Brown and Baldwin, Nebo and Webb pace yellow-and-blue, Red Star next.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV forward Josh Nebo chases a loose ball during the yellow-and-blue’s 89-81 Euroleague victory over Baskonia on Tuesday night in Belgrade.

Big Euroleague week for Maccabi Tel Aviv

Vincent Poirier leads lethal reigning champion Real Madrid vs yellow-and-blue • ALBA up next

NOVEMBER 28, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
REAL MADRID’S Vincent Poirier is off to one of his best starts ever, with the 30-year-old center leading the Euroleague champs against Maccabi Tel Aviv tonight.

Israeli clubs come up empty in Europe

Maccabi Tel Aviv drops close contest to Olympiacos, Fener next • Hapoel Tel Aviv falls at Prometey

NOVEMBER 15, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV’S Josh Nebo (left) and Lorenzo Brown (right) couldn’t fend off Thomas Walkup (center) and Olympiacos in the 79-74 Euroleague loss.

Maccabi Tel Aviv demonstrates toughness and perseverance in Euroleague triumph

Maccabi is going to have many ups and downs ahead due to the situation that is very far from what any player on the team bargained for, foreigner or Israeli.

NOVEMBER 2, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ORENZO BROWN (left) notched a double-double with 20 points and 12 assists in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 98-90 Euroleague victory over Milano this week

Jaron Blossomgame thriving in Monaco, but still calls season in Israel ‘most fun’ - interview

The Jerusalem Post caught up with Blossomgame to discuss a number of topics – from his time in the Holy Land to Monaco adding a number of pieces to an already loaded club.

OCTOBER 31, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
JARON BLOSSOMGAME (left) is part of a Monaco club that will contend for the Euroleague title, but he still has fond memories of his time in Israel with Ironi Nahariya

Arab-Israeli MK wants to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv over ties to West Bank team

Knesset member Ahmad Tibi wants to disqualify Maccabi Tel Aviv from the Euroleague due to their cooperation with West Bank team Elitzur Shomron.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
AHMAD TIBI: When he [Netanyahu] says ‘Ahmad Tibi,’ he means Ahmad the Arab.

Mac TA lament lost opportunity vs Monaco as home-court advantage proves vital

There are tough courts to call games and Monaco understood that it needed to ratchet up the music a notch to give its home gym a real home town feel.

MAY 14, 2023ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI TEL AVIV players express their appreciation for their traveling fans following the season-ending Game 5 defeat to AS Monaco at the Salle Gaston Medicin.