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League chief says Hoard incident damaged the league’s image
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100% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 18, 2026
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What happened
Israel Basketball League chairman Ari Steinberg said Jalen Hoard’s confrontation with a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan hurt the league’s image. His remarks came ahead of Game 2 of the finals, after Maccabi Tel Aviv took a 1-0 lead in Game 1.
- 01Game 2 of the finals is set for Thursday night.
- 02Maccabi Tel Aviv leads Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0.
- 03Jalen Hoard confronted a Hapoel fan in a Game 1 scuffle.
- 04Ari Steinberg said he will handle the matter.
- 05Steinberg said the incident damaged the league’s image.
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