The hoopsters continue to arrive in Israel as a pair of Maccabi Tel Aviv naturalized Israelis TJ Leaf and Will Rayman landed in the Holy Land and begin training camp over the next week. Leaf, who has been out of action for a number of months due to a shoulder injury will start to get back into the swing of things while Rayman will look to take the next step in his career. <\/p>\n
\u201cI haven’t played basketball in a while, so I missed that,\u201d Leaf began. \u201cThat’s probably what I’m just honestly looking forward to the most, is just getting back on the court with the guys. In practice, 5 on 0, 5 on 5, you know, whatever it may be, but just getting back playing basketball again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel pretty good. We have all our tests and stuff the next couple of days, so we’ll see what all the doctors say and whatnot. But I’m feeling good. I’ve been working out a lot. I feel good. I feel like I’ll be ready to go, but there’s a lot of precautions you’ve got to take. So I hope I’m ready. I think I will be, so the progress has been good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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— Sports Rabbi (@thesportsrabbi) August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n