„Maccabi“ team's legionnaires hurriedly left the territory of Israel, including Lithuanian Rokas Jokubaitis.
This was announced by the journalist Lukas Malinauskas from „Basketnews“, stating that the team's foreign players are no longer in Israel. The basketball players left due to the ongoing military actions with Iran, and Tel Aviv became a target for Iranian missiles, resulting in casualties.
„Israel Hayom“ journalist Tomer Givati reports that the legionnaires flew back to their homes from Jordan, as it was dangerous to take flights to Israel.
There was no point for „Maccabi“ players to stay in the country – Israel's basketball league announced that this season will have no champion. The final series before Sunday's match was temporarily suspended, but eventually it was decided that the championship deciding battle will not take place. The result of the final series between „Maccabi“ and Jerusalem's „Hapoel“ teams was tied at 1:1.