By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Jaylen Hoard is dealing with an illness and will miss Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv’s trip to Belgrade for a EuroLeague game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
The Yellows officially ruled out the 26-year-old power forward on Tuesday, before the trip to the Serbian capital for Round 13 of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season.
The Le Havre native has averaged a team-high Performance Index Rating of 15.4 behind 13.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.1 blocks per contest over the first 11 continental games, before sitting out Round 12 due to an illness. Meanwhile, he returned to action, contributing to a win over Hapoel Netanel Holon in Round 7 of Israel’s Winner League Regular Season on Sunday.
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On Monday, the Israeli club also ruled out Jeff Dowtin Jr., with the 28-year-old point guard projected to sit out six weeks due to a torn ligament in his foot. Also, T.J. Leaf is likely to remain sidelined due to a recent calf injury. In contrast, recent signing Gabriel Lundberg is available to start his sixth journey in Europe’s premier club continental competition and first with Maccabi.
On the opposite side, with Peppe Poeta taking over from Ettore Messina, Devin Booker is expected to bounce back in the lineup after returning from the United States. However, Lorenzo Brown (left calf), Ousmane Diop (left knee), and Nate Sestina (right arm) remain out, alongside Stefano Tonut, who joined the senior national team of Italy for the upcoming FIBA window.
Heading to Aleksandar Nikolic Hall on Wednesday, Maccabi carries a 3-9 W-L tally and is involved in a last-place tie, while Milan, at 6-6, is tied with two teams at the bottom end of the Play-In Showdown zone.