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Why Dan Oturu Was Left Out of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Finals Roster
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by N12 · 5 days ago
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What happened
Hapoel Tel Aviv left Dan Oturu out of Game 3 of the finals against Maccabi Tel Aviv after he returned overweight and underprepared. The club had hoped he would lead the title push, but he has not played since early May and may miss the rest of the series.
- 01Oturu was left out of Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Game 3 finals roster.
- 02Club officials said he returned overweight and lacked game fitness.
- 03He had not played since the May 7 loss to Real Madrid.
- 04Hapoel still hopes to force Game 4, but his status remains unclear.
- 05The club still plans to build around Oturu next season.
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