It was supposed to be the morning of a Euroleague game for Maccabi Tel Aviv, but fate wanted it, Ben Gurion Airport was blocked following the closure and Andulo Zero remained in Turkey. Instead, the champion will concentrate on the game against Gilboa / Galil that will be held tomorrow (Friday) at the Heichal.
The good news for the Yellows comes from Omri Caspi. After suffering from a stomach virus that disabled him last week, the forward trained partially today. Despite this, since he did not train all week, Caspi will not take part in the game against Gilboa / Galil, while Scotty Wilbkin, Tyler Dorsey and Angelo Cloiaro were also left out of the Yellows’ squad. After the weekend, Maccabi Tel Aviv will decide on his participation in the Tel Aviv derby. Today the team announced that the forward is being treated with antibiotics, and will undergo treatments that will rule out a virus in the stomach.
Meanwhile, the troubles following the closure of the airport are beginning to pile up: as of this moment, the arrival of TJ Klein, the new acquisition player, in Israel is delayed, and it is not clear to Maccabi Tel Aviv when he will arrive in Israel.
Caspi, who was absent from the games against Real Madrid and Fenerbahce in the Euroleague, has so far managed to register only eight Euroleague games in which he played an average of 10 minutes per game. In the league Caspi played in six games, but increased the number of minutes to 17.8. In the local framework Caspi also contributed almost 10 points and 6 rebounds per game.
Omri Caspi, who has been suffering from a stomach virus for the past few days, is being treated with antibiotics and will return to training. In addition, the player underwent a number of tests that ruled out the presence of a bacterium in the stomach
– Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) January 28, 2021