Maccabi Tel Aviv star guard Scottie Wilbekin along with his wife Maria spoke to Israel’s Sports Channel about the current conflict going on in Israel as missiles from terrorist groups in Gaza are being continuously fired into the country.<\/p>\n
“It definitely came as a surprise and we didn\u2019t know exactly what to do,” Scottie began. “Our manager gave us good instructions and told us to go to the Sage room every time we heard the alarm, so that\u2019s what we are doing. Just following protocol and trying to stay safe.”<\/p>\n
As for the players concern on the team about the situation, Scottie continued, “Everybody is concerned especially the ones with families because we don\u2019t know what is going to happen. Our practice was cancelled today and we don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen to the season. We want to finish the season and safety comes first. The State Cup Final was postponed and everybody on the team just wants us to stay safe. The management just wants us to stay safe.” <\/p>\n
Scottie alleviated any fears that he may leave the club, “I wouldn\u2019t say that. I was talking today to my manager about renewing the lease on my apartment for next year. So no.”<\/p>\n
Many hoopsters including Omri Casspi and Deni Avdija have commented on social media about the situation, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll take a stand,\u201d Scottie stated. \u201cBut if I were to say anything on the matter, I\u2019m with Israel. I\u2019m here in the midst of everything, I\u2019m experiencing it. It can be hard sometimes for another country to really know what going on, but I can say from being here in this experience that I support Israel and we\u2019re here with all the people from Israel and we\u2019re in this together trying to survive it. I\u2019m with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria added, \u201cI feel confident. As Christians we believe that we have a purpose here and we\u2019re confident that God will watch over us and I think we\u2019re in good hands here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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