The Israeli Basketball Association's tribunal accepted Hapoel Tel Aviv's appeal, ruling that no replay will be held for the game Hapoel Jerusalem 'blew up.' Hapoel Tel Aviv receives a technical victory, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series, and can clinch the final berth with a win tonight at Menora Arena, according to N12.
The tribunal's decision reverses the earlier outcome and overturns the need for a replay. As The Zioneer reported on June 9, a replay had been ordered after Hapoel Jerusalem's contentious action led to the original game being halted. Now, Hapoel Tel Aviv leads the series 2-0 and can finish the semifinal tonight. The ruling is final and stems from the finding that a replay was unnecessary given the circumstances of the match's disruption.
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