{"id":168627,"date":"2026-01-22T22:49:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=168627"},"modified":"2026-01-22T22:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T22:56:55","slug":"atamans-arrival-heats-up-yellow-blue-crowd-as-maccabi-tel-aviv-prevails-over-panathinaikos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/atamans-arrival-heats-up-yellow-blue-crowd-as-maccabi-tel-aviv-prevails-over-panathinaikos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ataman&#8217;s arrival heats up Yellow &#038; Blue crowd as Maccabi Tel Aviv prevails over Panathinaikos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Panathinaikos 75-71 in a hard fought battle that saw one of the great Euroleague rivalries played in full force at a jam packed Yad Eliyahu. The yellow-and-blue held the lead throughout most of the game with Roman Sorkin and Tamir Blatt leading the way, but Jerian Grant and TJ Shorts along with Richaun Holmes pushed the greens in front after thirty minutes of play. However, Iffe Lundberg along with Blatt and Sorkin together with some big defensive plays by Oshae Brissett and Will Rayman helped Oded Katash\u2019s team wrap up the victory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168591\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168591\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8896-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The atmosphere was heated up well before tipoff as the fans congregated around the players entrance more than two hours before game time waiting for the arrival of the Panathinaikos team bus. Specifically they were waiting for their head coach Ergin Ataman to walk off the coach and to give him a piece of their mind for the unsavory comments he had made during their playoff series a couple of seasons ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168639\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168639\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892-610x407.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8892-1080x720.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Three hundred fans screaming on the top of their lungs telling the Turkish bench boss and 3-time Euroleague champion what they thought of him when he stepped off of the bus. Superlatives and expletives were yelled out in unison to declare their \u201clove\u201d for Ataman who took off swiftly by the Maccabi faithful surrounded by a number of security guards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168587\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168587\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8905-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jerian Grant &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Panathinaikos jumped out to a quick lead with Jerian Grant, TJ Shorts and Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos doing the damage but Roman Sorkin on the inside along with Will Rayman and Tamir Blatt from the outside kept Maccabi Tel Aviv close but a deuce by Kenneth Faried gave the visitors a 21-20 lead after ten minutes of play.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168612\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168612\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9019-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ergin Ataman &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Inside the arena itself plexiglass was installed behind the Panathinaikos bench to ensure that the visitors would be safe just in case there would be anything tossed their way. However, the only thing thrown were insults and colorful language by The Gate who gathered just feet away from the visitors and their maestro.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168614\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168614\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9017-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamir Blatt &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jimmy Clark dropped a pair of baskets and Blatt went from downtown again to begin the second quarter, Juancho Hernangomez and Vassilis Toliopoulos responded, Iffe Lundberg went from the inside and outside, Richaun Holmes, Omer Yurtseven and TJ Shorts all came back with points, but Dowtin put the yellow-and-blue in front 42-39 at halftime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168593\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168593\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-610x458.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8899-1080x810.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Gate moved from Ataman to one of the owners Dani Federman for their next chant as signs went up all around their cheering area urging him to sell his shares of the club in order to bring in others who may invest a bit more than what is currently being put into the coffers. \u201cDani Federman Sell\u201d were the chants throughout quarter number two as Ataman got a bit of a break from the Yad Eliyahu loyalists until the last few minutes of the half when the fans shifted their anger back to the number one foe for the evening.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168626\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168626\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168626\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2660-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Rayman &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shorts and Hoard traded baskets to get the third quarter underway, Clark went from beyond the arc, Shorts and Grant scored as did Sorkin at the other end, Lundberg and Holmes scored at the opposite ends, Blatt went for a pair from deep but Alexandros Samodurov also dialled up long distance to give Ataman\u2019s squad a 60-59 lead after thirty minutes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168600\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168600\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_9034-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ergin Ataman &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Panathinaikos social media team couldn\u2019t get enough content out on their accounts about how their team and of course their head coach was treated by the Maccabi fans, but in reality it was much more tame than the way the PAO supporters take care of the yellow-and-blue when visiting OAKA which is never a pretty picture. However, at the end of the day, as they say, sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never harm me; and that\u2019s all it was, lots of words and not much more than that which created a terrific sporting atmosphere for a good old game of basketball.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_168624\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168624\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168624\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2644-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-168624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iffe Lundberg &#8211; Photo credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blatt kept hitting his shots from downtown while Marcio Santos went in for a 3-point play to take the lead, Shorts scored a pair of baskets, Blatt fed Sorkin for an easy deuce, Rogkavopoulos came back with points from the inside and outside, but Lundberg hit his free throws to close out the victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Panathinaikos 75-71 in a hard fought battle that saw one of the great Euroleague rivalries played in full force at a jam packed Yad Eliyahu. 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