{"id":482993,"date":"2026-02-09T12:26:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=482993"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:26:51","slug":"maccabi-tel-aviv-hit-by-tj-leaf-injury-shoulder-surgery-out-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-hit-by-tj-leaf-injury-shoulder-surgery-out-for-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi Tel Aviv hit by TJ Leaf injury: shoulder surgery, out for months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1150\"><strong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1039\">Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/strong> have been dealt a blow as <strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1077\">TJ Leaf<\/strong> is scheduled for surgery to address an issue in his <strong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1147\">left shoulder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1290\">The club stated the American forward is expected to be sidelined for <strong data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1239\">several months<\/strong>, forcing adjustments in the frontcourt rotation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1422\">In the <strong data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1313\">EuroLeague<\/strong> this season, Leaf has played <strong data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1355\">24 games<\/strong>, averaging <strong data-start=\"1367\" data-end=\"1381\">9.1 points<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1399\">4.7 rebounds<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1419\">1.1 assists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05e2\u05d3\u05db\u05d5\u05df: \u05d8\u05d9.\u05d2&#8217;\u05d9\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e3, \u05e9\u05e1\u05d5\u05d1\u05dc \u05de\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4 \u05d1\u05db\u05ea\u05e3 \u05e9\u05de\u05d0\u05dc, \u05d9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d7\u05dc \u05d1\u05ea\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05da \u05e9\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd. \u05d4\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05df \u05e6\u05e4\u05d5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05e2\u05d3\u05e8 \u05de\u05d4\u05de\u05d2\u05e8\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0fGl6A5gjE\">pic.twitter.com\/0fGl6A5gjE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaccabiTLVBC\/status\/2020742656880525710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv will be without TJ Leaf for an extended period after he\u2019s set to undergo left shoulder 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