Maccabi's coach Giannis Sfairopoulos and his assistant test positive for COVID / News - Basketnews.com

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Maccabi Tel Aviv only returned from an eight-day lay-off due to COVID, with two straight Euroleague wins over Olympiacos and ALBA Berlin, but it turns out that its woes are not over yet.

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Per club announcement, two more positive cases have been detected within the Israeli team. It's head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos and assistant coach Vassilis Geragotelis.

The news was reported first by Arale Weisberg of Walla Sport.

However, the game against Hapoel Holon next Saturday will take place as scheduled, but the two persons who tested positive will have to miss the upcoming EuroLeague double week which includes two road games against Zalgiris Kaunas and Bayern Munich.According to the Winner League, a domestic game will only be postponed if four of the top ten rotation players are confirmed positive, and/or the team's coach and his assistant. The club has already invoked its right to use Article 5, which allows them to cancel a game even if they do not meet those conditions.Although the number of days of isolation for those who test positive in Israel has been reduced to five, subject to negative tests, the EuroLeague protocol has different bylaws.

Any player, coach, or team member who tests positive is required to be isolated for a week, so it appears that Sfairopoulos and Geragotelis will not be able to participate in the double week.

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