Israeli Basketball Teams Adjust Schedules for National Elections
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Israeli basketball clubs Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem are adjusting their travel plans to accommodate national elections. Israeli players and staff for both teams will remain in Israel on election day to vote before departing for European games. Hapoel Tel Aviv will travel to Sofia for a EuroLeague match on October 28th, while Hapoel Jerusalem's Israeli contingent will fly to France for a EuroCup game.
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem are altering travel to allow players to vote in national elections.
- Israeli players and staff will vote on election day before traveling for European games.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv's game against Anadolu Efes is on October 28th in Sofia.
- Hapoel Jerusalem's foreign players depart Monday, Israelis Tuesday for a game in France.
- The adjustments deviate from the teams' standard pre-game travel routines.
Hapoel Tel Aviv basketball club is set to have a demanding week, beginning with a league game against Hapoel Jerusalem on Sunday. This will be followed by a double-header in the EuroLeague against Anadolu Efes and Dubai. The game against the Turkish team is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28th, in Sofia, Bulgaria. This date falls shortly after Israel's national elections, prompting the team to alter its usual travel and preparation routine.
Normally, Hapoel Tel Aviv departs for Sofia two days before a game, on October 26th. However, the Israeli players and staff expressed a desire to remain in Israel on election day. Consequently, the team will hold its final practice in Israel the day before the match, a departure from their standard procedure, and will only travel to Sofia later that day after all eligible individuals have cast their votes.
Hapoel Jerusalem is implementing a similar adjustment for their EuroCup game against Le Mans, also scheduled for Wednesday. The foreign players of Hapoel Jerusalem will travel to France on Monday, while the Israeli players will depart on Tuesday, ensuring they can vote before their journey.
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