Maccabi increased spectator limit for Game 3 / News - Basketnews.com

Approximately 1,000 people are expected to attend Game 3 of the Maccabi-Panathinaikos series, which is set for Tuesday night at the Aleksander Nikolic Hall.

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The Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens series is now tied at 1-1 as it shifts to Belgrade, Serbia. Unlike the EuroLeague regular-season games, the playoff matches at the Aleksander Nikolic Hall will be played with fans.

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According to BasketNews information, approximately 1,000 people are expected to attend Game 3 of the series, which is set for Tuesday night.

Maccabi have also issued an official statement, expressing gratitude to Serbia and the local security forces for allowing Maccabi fans to spectate the game with tickets.

Due to the war in Israel, Maccabi have been forced to play their home games outside of the country for nearly the entire EuroLeague season. With the exception of the very first game in Tel Aviv, before the conflict began on October 7th, all subsequent home contests have been held in Belgrade, with limited fan capacity during the Play-In Tournament or no fans at all.

Initially, the limit for Game 3 was set at only 300 fans, but the Israeli team, in coordination with the city police, has managed to triple the number of fans permitted.

While the regular-season games took place at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, also known as Pionir, the Play-In game was hosted at the Belgrade Arena, formerly known as Stark Arena, which also served as the venue for Maccabi's final regular-season game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

Maccabi-Panathinaikos Game 3 is scheduled for 19:00 CET on Tuesday.

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