One of the most prominent players in the Premier League in recent years is Joe Alexander. The tall man who was chosen with the eighth pick in the NBA draft played for different teams in the league and at the age of 35 is thinking about the next stop, after playing last season in Maccabi Rishon LeZion. While the Premier League is in full swing and he is still without a team, the tall man interviewed for “Open Field”.
Joe Alexander commented on the rumors linking him to Inter Aliyah from League A: “I met with the team, I don’t think I will play there this year. Not sure what I will do but I want to be involved. Yaniv Green and Meir Tapiro are there, it’s a good organization. I will always be a basketball player “.
“LeBron James is half an athlete on a good day, I’m not kidding. I’m 35 years old and a lot of teams are looking for young players, I keep fit and train with Aliyah and myself. I have real estate business but I train, I’ve done it all my life. I’m writing a book that came out in January.”
“I know it’s not easy to coach me. The goal as a player is to be better on the floor than the problems you have, you have to bring them to the field because otherwise you get along with everyone and the coach doesn’t want that. You have to be a difficult player to coach, in America they value my energy more But I love Israel. Can’t play in the NBA and it’s the only league in the US, I’m here because I love the country. I haven’t lived anywhere else for so long. I love the flow here, people are focused on their work, on relationships with people and at sea”.
Alexander He continued: “I’m not waiting for an offer from Israel, I’m training and enjoying life. I’m the tallest and best in the first league, not everyone who’s good at basketball plays in it. I’ll be shocked if I sign in the Premier League this season, I don’t want to sign with a team unless it’s a perfect situation.”
“I’ve done everything I want in basketball, I won’t be upset if I don’t play for a year, even if it was the NBA. I played for 15 years and it will be fine, even if I don’t play anymore. I’m looking for a perfect situation and a team that wants to win, if I see good chemistry I’ll join” .
Alexander commented on Holon: “The best place I’ve played. I’m in their store every day, I meet someone who tells me to come back. I had a good relationship with Guy Goodes. I like the Premier League, the teams in the middle of the table with the same budget. The management of Holon treats people in a perfect way “.
Alexander spoke about Kyrie Irving’s anti-Semitic storm: “He grew up overseas so he’s different, he’s not part of American culture. The media is not a good medium for people with a free mind, to understand him you need to read a book and not listen for five minutes or thirty seconds. He’s not Understandable in the media. I don’t think he’s anti-Semitic, of course not. Kyrie felt he was put in a certain place and he wanted them to leave him alone.”
“Keiri doesn’t think the world is flat, but wants to investigate this issue. It’s a free thought. The media has little time to answer a question, if you’re not ready to listen to a person, don’t judge them.”