Hapoel Tel Aviv Star Zach LeDay Benched for Most of Valencia Loss
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv lost their second EuroLeague game of the season to Valencia. Star player Zach LeDay was controversially benched by coach Dimitris Itoudis for over two quarters, playing only 16:28 minutes. LeDay finished the game with seven points, despite not being injured. This marks a trend of reduced playing time for LeDay in recent games.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Tel Aviv lost to Valencia, marking their second loss this season.
- Star player Zach LeDay was benched for over two quarters by coach Dimitris Itoudis.
- LeDay played only 16:28 minutes and scored seven points in the game.
- The player was not injured and was seen active behind the bench.
- This follows a pattern of reduced minutes for LeDay in previous games.
Hapoel Tel Aviv suffered their second loss of the EuroLeague season, falling to Valencia. A key factor in the defeat was the unusual decision by coach Dimitris Itoudis to bench star player Zach LeDay for extended periods. LeDay, who started the game and scored Hapoel's first six points, was substituted with over five minutes left in the first quarter and did not play at all in the second. He returned in the third quarter with the team trailing by 14 points, 66-52. LeDay was not injured and was seen jumping rope behind the bench during his extended absence. He played the entire fourth quarter, finishing the game with seven points in 16:28 minutes of play. This follows a pattern of limited minutes for LeDay, who played only 12:26 minutes in their previous loss to Bayern Munich and 16:14 minutes in their win against Real Madrid, where he scored 15 points.
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