European Media Stunned by Yam Madar's Incredible Full-Court Shot
Maccabi Tel Aviv player Yam Madar has captured the attention of European basketball media with a remarkable full-court shot during his team's Super Cup victory over Hapoel Tel Aviv. Madar, who scored 13 points, dished out 7 assists, and had zero turnovers in the game, also delivered a "ridiculous" and "unbelievable" shot from three-quarters of the court that has gone viral across the continent.
Multiple European sports outlets expressed astonishment at the play. Eurohoops described the shot as "simply crazy," while Basketnews called it "ridiculous." Meridian noted, "It's an unbelievable basket, incredible that the ball went in." The shot was widely shared on social media, with major basketball pages across Europe featuring it, garnering millions of views.
Basketball Sphere highlighted Madar's all-around performance, stating, "Yam Madar scored a basket you almost never see. He managed to steal the ball, throw, and score from three-quarters of the court. He was one of the outstanding players in the entire game." Informer called it "a huge play, one of the biggest at the start of the season in Europe. A real bomb, and it belongs to Yam Madar. It's an amazing shot."
Blick suggested the shot had a significant psychological impact on the opposing team, noting, "It was undoubtedly the moment of the game. This moment had a psychological effect on Dimitris Itoudis's team, which simply could not recover from this moment."
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