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David Blatt to stay on with Turkish basketball team, won’t return to Israel

15 June 2017, 5:39 pm
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Israeli American basketball coach David Blatt will stay on as coach of the Istanbul Darüşşafaka Doğuş team, and won’t be returning to Israel to coach Maccabi Tel Aviv.

According to the Ynet news site, Blatt chose to stay in Turkey after failing to reach an agreement that would enable him to terminate his contract a year early.

David Blatt of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the first quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on December 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images via JTA)
David Blatt of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during the first quarter against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on December 15, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images via JTA)

The former NBA coach had been in talks to return to Maccabi, a team he coached from 2010-2014.

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