Good News Bad News for Maccabi Haifa

Israel's Maccabi Haifa was in the news twice recently. 

GOOD NEWS

Like Maccabi Tel Aviv has done for the last few years, Maccabi Haifa will now also travel to the USA to compete in an exhibition games against the New Jersey Nets.

NETS BASKETBALL TO HOST MACCABI HAIFA TEAM FROM ISRAEL IN 2010 PRESEASON GAME AT THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER

 

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – NETS Basketball will host Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Super League, Israel’s top division, in a 2010 preseason game on Sunday, October 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. 

 

The game will mark the first preseason game the NETS will play at the Prudential Center since the team announced it will play its home games in Newark for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. Ticket information is available by calling 201-806-7277.

 

Maccabi Haifa, owned by New Jersey native Jeffrey Rosen, is currently tied for second place in the Super League and has been ranked as high as 21st in Europe.  Maccabi Haifa’s charity program, “Haifa Hoops for Kids,” a joint initiative between Maccabi Haifa and United Jewish Communities of MetroWest New Jersey, demonstrates the team’s commitment to assisting underprivileged and special needs children in Israel. 

 

Maccabi Haifa’s 30-minute magazine show, “Inside Israeli Basketball,” is aired monthly on the YES Network.  The show captures the intricacies of Israel and the Super League seen through the eyes of Maccabi Haifa’s American players and their Israeli counterparts.

 

“We are honored to host Maccabi Haifa at the Prudential Center and to offer our fans the chance to see one of the best teams in Israel and a team rich in history,” said NETS CEO Brett Yormark.

 

“We are thrilled to bring Maccabi Haifa to America to play the NETS in a preseason game,” said Rosen.  “It has been our goal to build Maccabi Haifa into an international brand and playing an NBA team such as the NETS is just another step in the right direction.”

 

Contact: Barry Baum, NETS Basketball, 917-847-1737                                

Andrew Wilson, Triangle Financial Services, 305-933-8308 x 123

 

BAD NEWS

Maccabi Haifa's one year experiment with Jeremy Tyler recently came to an end. Tyler was not what Maccabi Haifa expected nor did he have such a productive experience on the court. He only averaged 7.6 minutes a game and averaged a measly 2.1 points per game. To read more Click HERE. Tyler will now try to make it in the NBA.

And Let Us Say...Amen.
-Jeremy Fine