By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Dubai is set to host Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv without fans in Coca-Cola Arena.
The Round 16 fixture of the 2025-26 EuroLeague Regular Season is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, at the top of a double-game week.
Dubai confirmed the game will be held behind closed doors across official social media accounts on Monday morning.
Entering Round 16, Dubai carries a 7-8 W-L tally, which is 1.5 games away from the Play-In Showdown zone and two games from the top six seeds leading directly to the Playoffs 2026. The second half of the two-game week leads to Istanbul for a clash with Anadolu Efes in Turkcell Basketball Development Center on Friday. Dwayne Bacon (thumb), Dzanan Musa (knee), Nate Mason (back), and Mouhammadou Jaiteh (Achilles) are likely to remain unavailable for head coach Jurica Golemac.
The Yellows are knotted with four other teams at 5-10. Moving to Round 17, the next outing for the team coached by Oded Kattash is opposite Valencia in Jerusalem’s Pais Arena on Thursday. Coming off an ankle injury in domestic action on Saturday, 23-year-old center Marcio Santos is considered questionable to play against Dubai, but 28-year-old guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. (foot) is out.
In a comfortable win over Hapoel Rivulis Galil Elion in Kfar Blum in Round 9, Maccabi jumped to 8-1 in Israel’s Winner League Regular Season. Idle over the weekend’s Round 10 in the AdmiralBet ABA League, Dubai leads Group A of the Regular Season behind an 8-0 start.