"We have the best fans in the league"

Between the great victory over Tenerife and the final match against Telecom Bonn, today (Saturday), Hapoel "Bank Yahav" Jerusalem participated in the outstanding event of the season and in the official press conference of the Champions League in Malaga. The team's center, Zach Hankins, was selected as one of the top five players of the season and received the award from the chairman of the league directorate, Ari Steinberg. Besides him, Levi Randolph was included in the top five of the second season of the league.

"Why do you think we are the favorites to win?", Alexander Dzikic asked the media at the press conference before the final. "Whoever thinks like that probably doesn't know Telecom Bonn, which surprises everyone from the beginning of the season and never stops winning. I really don't think we are favorites. We have a tough game ahead of us, and we are ready for it. Bonn is having an excellent season; if they lose in the final, it won't make it any less successful. I refuse to be judged by one game. Maybe that's how it works in the world and in the media, but for me, there is more to sports than winning or losing."

"I really appreciate Bonn's style," continued the coach of the cup holder. "Their results show the excellent work done by their coach, who found the right way for his team. They are strong and tall. I saw that they added some new rules and got stronger both in defense and offense. Contracts for a single season were not good for basketball. In contrast, in Tenerife, they did a project with players and a coach who wanted many years together."

"We have the best crowd in the league; the fans follow us and support us everywhere, and we really appreciate it," said Or Cornelius. "There is something special this season that has been forged with the coach and the players. As for the situation in Israel, this is a situation we live with almost on a daily basis. In recent years, and I hope that everything will be fine and that the peace that we all want will come. Regardless of the situation in the country, we represent Israel in every game, and I hope that we will do it honorably in the final as well."