Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Beer Sheva tonight (Saturday), breaking a streak of four losses, but the atmosphere in the team is far from calm and peaceful.
On Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the loss to Nes Ziona, an unusual incident occurred during training. James Nanley and Yiftach Ziv confronted each other and got into a heated exchange, and as a result were sent to the locker room and were not allowed to continue training.
The next day, the two returned to full activity, and were even included in the squad for the Euroleague game against Onyx Kazan on Thursday. Tonight, Ziv scored two points against Beer Sheva, while Nanley was left out as part of the foreign rotation in the league.
The Yellows will face the two Turkish representatives in the double round of the Euroleague this week: on Tuesday they will be hosted by Fenerbahce, and on Thursday they will host the champion Anadolu Efes at Menora Mivtachim Hall.