Kattash on Wade Baldwin's injury: 'It's less serious than it seemed' / News - Basketnews.com

Baldwin's hamstring injury is less severe than the team initially projected, but head coach Oded Kattash didn't want to speculate before the game in Kaunas on Thursday, as the team's foreigners are not with the rest of the team, and there are no practices to perform tests.

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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv easily defeated Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Winner League on Monday. After the game, head coach Oded Kattash provided an update on the team's current situation.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv / Schedule

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz89-81 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade92-98 Zalgiris Kaunas Maccabi Playtika Tel AvivThu18:00

The Tel Aviv club played the match without its foreign players, as they refused to return to Israel amidst a war in the country. Just three days after the domestic matchup, Maccabi will play against Zalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague.

"I can only look at it professionally, and everyone understands that it's not ideal. I don't think there is anyone who thinks it's ideal to meet the day before a game and make it work," Kattash said about the team's current situation. "I really hope that we will know how to do our best and that the situation off the court will change as soon as possible."

Additionally, the last game against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the EuroLeague caused one of the foreigners to be sidelined. Namely, Wade Baldwin IV picked up a hamstring injury that was initially feared to be long-term.

Now, Kattash says that the injury isn't as bad as it was initially foreseen.

"It's less serious than it seemed, but I have no idea what that means for Thursday. We don't really have practice to test it, we'll see before the game. I'm glad it's not serious," Kattash said.

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