The match between Marquis Haynes Maccabi Tel Aviv did not have a good time, to say the least, but during his time in yellow and blue, the ex managed to capture one very special memory. It happened on October 6, 2014, when the Euroleague champions at the time went to a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were celebrating LeBron James’ return game, with David Blatt on the lines.
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“I caught LeBron there unprepared…”, repeated the guard, “I penetrated him but missed the layup. I passed him there, I got to the ring but I thought that he was going to block me. I passed him so easily, I thought to myself ‘what He’s letting me pass on purpose to take me down?’, that was the moment. This was my chance. I must have been too excited.”
“The truth is that in his first attack he made a three-pointer on me,” Haynes recalled, “there is a picture of him throwing over me, he didn’t even see me, I was so low next to him. As soon as he released the shot I knew I would get notices about that thing. It was his first basket Since coming back to Cleveland, that’s not why I wanted to be on TV. In my mind, it wasn’t a ‘LeBron returns to Cleveland’ game, but a ‘Marquis returns to the United States’ game.” The game itself, by the way, was finished by Haynes with 2 points (1 of 7 from the field) and 3 assists.