Hapoel Tel Aviv opened the second game of the championship series with a 14-0 run against Maccabi Tel Aviv, but Maccabi fought back to tie it 20-20 by the end of the first quarter. The incident highlighted the tension on the bench as Hapoel coach Dimitris Itoudis became furious on the sideline and was penalized with a technical foul.
The technical came after a layup by Roman Sorkin, which helped Maccabi complete its comeback in the opening period. The report says the foul was issued after Itoudis reacted angrily to the way the game was unfolding.
The clip was published by Sport 5 on June 18, 2026 at 21:22, and the game was part of the Israeli Basketball Premier League final between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The article offers no further result beyond the first-quarter turnaround and notes that viewers could watch the technical-foul incident.