In Sunday night’s Israel Basketball Premier League playoff final, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv played a heated game that turned into a brief on-court scuffle as well as a contest on the scoreboard. The incident came in the fourth quarter during a moment of high tension at the conclusion of an aggressive drive to the basket.
Oshae Brissett scored while drawing a foul on Tomer Ginat, then celebrated toward Ginat. Ginat responded by pushing Brissett with his shoulder. The two then exchanged several angry shouts before players from both teams separated them.
After reviewing the play on the video screen, the referees issued both players a double technical foul. For Brissett, that was also his fourth personal foul of the game, which made the punishment more significant. The episode added to the intensity of a playoff final already marked by a fierce rivalry between the Tel Aviv clubs.
