Hapoel Tel Aviv Stars Share MVP Honor, Setting New EuroLeague Record
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Hapoel Tel Aviv's Antonio Blakeney and Elijah Bryant were named co-MVPs of EuroLeague's eighth round following an 118-88 win over Anadolu Efes. This marks the fourth time Hapoel Tel Aviv players have won the MVP award this season, a new record after just eight rounds. The team is the first in EuroLeague history to achieve this feat. Previous winners for the club include Bryant twice and Zach LeDay alongside T.J. Shorts.
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- Hapoel Tel Aviv's Antonio Blakeney and Elijah Bryant were named EuroLeague co-MVPs for Round 8.
- The duo achieved a performance index rating of 35 each in the win against Anadolu Efes.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv players have now won MVP honors four times this season after eight rounds.
- This makes Hapoel Tel Aviv the first club in EuroLeague history to achieve four MVP awards so early.
- Bryant previously won MVP in Rounds 2 and 3; LeDay and T.J. Shorts shared it in Round 7.
Hapoel Tel Aviv continued their strong EuroLeague season with a decisive 118-88 victory over Anadolu Efes on Wednesday. The game featured standout performances from Antonio Blakeney and Elijah Bryant, who were subsequently named co-MVPs of the eighth round. Each player achieved a performance index rating of 35, marking the third time two players from the same team have shared the MVP award since the EuroLeague's inception in the early 2000s. Previous instances include Mirsad Türkcan and Alphonso Ford for Siena in 2002, and Luka Dončić and Gustavo Ayón for Real Madrid in 2017.
This achievement also made Hapoel Tel Aviv history. After eight rounds, the team has secured the MVP award four times this season, becoming the first club ever to reach this milestone so early in the season. The team's MVP recipients this season include Elijah Bryant in the second and third rounds, Zach LeDay and T.J. Shorts in the seventh round, and Elijah Bryant and Antonio Blakeney in the eighth round.
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