Overview
- Álex Mumbrú coached his first game since severe pancreatitis and said he feels “100 percent” after Germany beat Israel 89–69 in Neu-Ulm.
- Players lauded the coach’s comeback, with David Krämer calling his return to the sideline a bigger victory than the 20-point win.
- Germany faces Cyprus in Limassol on Monday, with Justus Hollatz, Isaac Bonga and Oscar da Silva not traveling due to workload management.
- National-team options are constrained by club commitments, as NBA players are unavailable during their season and several EuroLeague regulars have been rotated out.
- DBB president Ingo Weiss rejected reports of Maccabi Tel Aviv interest in Mumbrú as “complete nonsense,” and the Israel game proceeded under heightened security with a small, peaceful protest outside.