{"id":37183,"date":"2021-06-08T21:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T21:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=37183"},"modified":"2021-06-08T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T22:21:11","slug":"heartbreaking-casey-prathers-injury-seals-eilats-fate-as-maccabi-move-into-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/heartbreaking-casey-prathers-injury-seals-eilats-fate-as-maccabi-move-into-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking &#8211; Casey Prather&#8217;s injury seals Eilat&#8217;s fate as Maccabi move into finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sports can be cruel. They can be very cruel. Somehow the worst always comes out at the most critical point of a game and that\u2019s exactly what happened down south in Eilat where Maccabi Tel Aviv slipped by Hapoel Eilat to punch their ticket to the league final. <\/p>\n<p>But that is really only an afterthought as the game will be remembered not because of Casey Prather\u2019s brilliant 28 point performance but his tragic knee injury with just 12 seconds left in a one point game that eventually ended 80-79 in favor of Maccabi to complete a 2-0 sweep of Eilat.<\/p>\n<p>Sports can be cruel, very, very cruel.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37158\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37158\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0591-2-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casey Prather &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe evening began so well for Prather as he collected an award for being selected as a First Team All-Star. Smiles were abound throughout the Begin Arena, as the fans were able to see one of their own players being named as one of the top five players in the league. His coach was beaming with pride as Eilat played 1000% better than they did in game one of the three game series.<\/p>\n<p>But to see his coach Ariel Beit Halachmi in tears on the bench and to watch Prather\u2019s best friend Scottie Wilbekin shaking on the sidelines as he had to shoot free throws was heartbreaking after his injury.<\/p>\n<p>You never ever want to see a player wheeled off the court any time, but even more so at such a critical moment in a crucial game.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37160\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37160\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0855-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Othello Hunter and Casey Prather &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a very tough injury,\u201d Beit Halachmi began. \u201cI can\u2019t talk basketball right now, only about Casey. He didn\u2019t play basketball for a year and half after a previous injury and I brought him here. After just one day I saw that he was a great athlete, he&#8217;s a lion.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt breaks my heart and all of my thoughts are just about him. The game is not that important. He has had injuries before and I knowing him so well, I am sure that he will come back once again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, injuries are part of the game as we have seen a number of players over the most few weeks suffer season ending knee issues including Dragan Bender and Adi Cohen Saban.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37174\" style=\"width: 1344px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37174\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"751\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd.jpeg 1334w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YUer-XoAgLlxd-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ioannis Sfairopoulos &#8211; Photo Credit: Maccabi.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cI want to express my sympathy to Prather,\u201d Maccabi coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos said. \u201cIt\u2019s very sad when you see good players, players that are trying to play the game and then they get injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while the injury will certainly overshadow the win, respect has to be shown to those who also fought for that win as Chris Jones gave arguably his best performance while wearing the Yellow &#038; Blue to will his team to the victory. <\/p>\n<p>Jones matched Prather shot for shot and finished with 27 points in a spectacular showing that will certainly keep him at Yad Eliyahu next season as he continues to grow and grow as a point guard for the defending champions.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37176\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37176\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/E3YbQ2BXMAca2Lp-1080x608.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Jones &#8211; Photo Credit: Maccabi.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cShout out to my teammates who played hard and got stops in crucial moments,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWe could have made more free throws including myself. But credit to my teammates, coaches who believe in me and I am glad we got the win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coach Sfairopoulos also spoke about his guards contribution, \u201cChris made the difference for us. He was terrific he was great and took the team on his shoulders with his performance. He gave us this big win. He has quality and he is a player that we believe in.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37166\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37166\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0734-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Jones &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi could have certainly played better going only 14\/28, 50% from the free throw line and a paltry 6\/24 (25%) from beyond the arc. Not the numbers you want to see from the Yellow &#038; Blue but they squeaked by Eilat in what was an extremely underwhelming showing. <\/p>\n<p>Should they play like this against Holon or Gilboa, they would need plenty of luck to win as they did at Eilat. And who knows what happens if Prather\u2019s knee doesn\u2019t give out and he gets to the hoop for a pair of points and a foul just like he did all game long.<\/p>\n<p>But that is something we will never quite know.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_37162\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37162\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RGP0885-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Jones &#8211; Photo Credit: Basket.co.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nBut what we do know is that Maccabi Tel Aviv will now have a few days rest until the begin the finals on Sunday night against the winner of the semifinal series between Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Hapoel Holon. The Galilee squad holds a 1-0 lead in the series and will look to put Holon away at Gan Ner on Wednesday night in a series that could very well go to a decisive game 3 on Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Jones is well aware as to how critical those days off are for the club, \u201cVery very important with the extra days of rest that we all need, so it\u2019s very crucial for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fresh Maccabi will cause either of those teams issues, but right now the only issue on everyone\u2019s mind is Casey Prather\u2019s welfare, as it should be.  <\/p>\n<p>Get well soon Casey!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports can be cruel. They can be very cruel. Somehow the worst always comes out at the most critical point of a game and that\u2019s exactly what happened down south in Eilat where Maccabi Tel Aviv slipped by Hapoel Eilat to punch their ticket to the league final. 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