{"id":477609,"date":"2026-01-07T08:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=477609"},"modified":"2026-01-07T08:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:48:59","slug":"hapoel-tel-aviv-and-valencia-yannay-and-pedro-martinez-clash-again-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/hapoel-tel-aviv-and-valencia-yannay-and-pedro-martinez-clash-again-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Hapoel Tel Aviv and Valencia: Yannay and Pedro Martinez clash again on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1867\"><strong data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1647\">Hapoel Tel Aviv<\/strong> owner <strong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1669\">Ofer Yannay<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1693\">Valencia Basket<\/strong> head coach <strong data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1723\">Pedro Martinez<\/strong> reignited their public back-and-forth on social media.<br data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1781\" \/>The exchange came after recent results pushed Hapoel back to the top of the standings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"2062\">Yannay joked that Valencia had only briefly enjoyed first place before Hapoel reclaimed it.<br data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1963\" \/>Martinez responded with irony, offering sarcastic praise about Yannay and the strength of his team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2298\">As of January 6, <strong data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2100\">Hapoel Tel Aviv<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2117\">Valencia<\/strong> are both <strong data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2135\">14-6<\/strong>, with Hapoel leading on point differential.<br data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2182\" \/>The two EuroLeague leaders will meet again on <strong data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2254\">February 5 in Tel Aviv<\/strong>, after Hapoel won the first matchup 100\u201393.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You have a better team and you are the best basketball president at the world. 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