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The Reds headed on the road for both their home and road clashes at Laktasi Arena due to budgeting and scheduling issues with the second game on Thursday acting as their home match.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Oded Katash knows how decisive and important these pair of games are going to be for the club as they hold a 1-1 record. \u201cIgokea may have been a team that advanced to the BCL from the qualifiers. As usual we were drawn to play against the strongest team from the qualification tournament and we will have to play our best game against them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to stay focused and it\u2019s going to be tough,\u201d said Tashawn Thomas. \u201cThey have it at their place so it\u2019s an advantage to them. I want to make sure the team has the mindset that this is a business trip and we got to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>J\u2019Covan Brown who is coming back from a few months on the shelf with a shoulder injury should be ready to go in the two games explained Thomas, \u201c He has to get strength in his shoulders as it\u2019s a tough injury to come back from. We\u2019re giving him time and hope he can get back to himself soon. I trust him and he tells me he can and I\u2019ll trust word every time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hapoel Jerusalem plays two games at Igokea in Champions League action in Bosnia beginning with the first contest on Tuesday at 19:00 Israel time. 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