Bartzokas conflict

Jasiel Rivero has re-aggravated his hamstring injury, which had previously sidelined him for three games in November. The Cuban big man will be out for 4-6 weeks, Maccabi announced. Credit: Dainius Lukšta On the day of the Tel Aviv derby between Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv, the yellows announced some bad news.

Johnathan Motley hasn't been included on the roster for the Israeli League derby against Maccabi on Sunday. He still needs to get into game-ready shape, head coach Dimitris Itoudis said. The team considers him day to day. Credit: David Ramirez/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire - Scanpix Although Johnathan Motley rejoined Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv following his highly publicized desire to depart from the organization, he will still have to wait for his moment to step on the basketball court again.

With TNT losing the broadcasting right to the NBA, its award-winning show Inside the NBA will get picked up by ESPN. The show might experience some change. As part of the licensing deal, TNT will retain control of the show's production. ESPN's president, Burke Magnus, has said that Inside the NBA would remain the same and nothing would be changed.