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WATCH: EuroLeague basketball returns to Israel after two-year absence

Israeli guitarist Avi Singolda performed “Hatikvah” on court, marking an emotional homecoming.

Dec. 15, 2025
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Point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. of Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv in action during his team’s EuroLeague Regular Season Round 12 match against Virtus Bologna at PalaDozza in Italy on Nov. 21, 2025. Photo by Fabio Patamia/Getty Images.
Point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. of Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv in action during his team’s EuroLeague Regular Season Round 12 match against Virtus Bologna at PalaDozza in Italy on Nov. 21, 2025. Photo by Fabio Patamia/Getty Images.
( Dec. 15, 2025 / JNS )

Israeli guitarist Avi Singolda performed “Hatikvah” on court as EuroLeague basketball returned to Tel Aviv after two years, marking an emotional homecoming for players, fans and families.

Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated ASVEL Villeurbanne 92-84 in the regular season match at a packed Menora Mivtachim Arena (aka the Yad Eliyahu Arena) on Dec. 11, with a sea of yellow and blue in the stands.

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