Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel’s leading basketball team, is again in the European league’s Final Four. The semifinals and finals will be held Friday through Sunday in Prague’s Sazka Arena. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the European championship in 2004 and 2005 and was in the finals in 2001. A record number of Israelis are expected in Prague for the tournament, according to Czech media reports.
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