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Basketball Association Prosecutor Criticizes Hapoel Tel Aviv Over False Claims After Heated Playoff Derby
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First reported by Mako · 2 hours ago
What happened
After the heated June 16 playoff derby, the Israeli Basketball Association prosecutor cleared Maccabi chairman Shimon Mizrahi of wrongdoing and dismissed Hapoel Tel Aviv's false claims against players. Only Maccabi's Jalen Hurd faces disciplinary action for unsportsmanlike conduct. Hapoel remains charged for fan misconduct and criticized for attempting to distort facts.
- 01Only Maccabi player Jalen Hurd faces disciplinary action after crossing court boundaries.
- 02Hapoel Tel Aviv's claim that Hurd struck a fan was disproven by video evidence.
- 03Maccabi chairman Shimon Mizrahi was fully cleared of any wrongdoing.
- 04Prosecutor Itamar Lipner condemned Hapoel for trying to rewrite history with false claims.
- 05Hapoel's request to cancel charges for fan misconduct was rejected, club remains responsible.
- 06Hapoel must answer for both fan behavior and attempts to mislead the disciplinary process.
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