By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Tel – Aviv clarified with an official announcement what wrong with Sofoklis Schortsanitis’ health pand his roblem with high blood pressure. According to the European champions a case of glaucoma in his eye is the reason that causes the problem. That’s why the team announced also the signing for next season of former Partizan and Panathinaikos center Aleks Maric who is leaving Lokomotiv Kuban. According to the deal between 2 sides, the guarantee agreement exists till late December. At that point, Maccabi has the right to release the player either use the opt in clause and keep him until the end of the season.
The Greek center is going to follow a special medical treatment in order to fix his blood pressure issues and after that he will undergo surgery to overcome the glaucoma. His agent, Panos Kapazoglou, is in Tel Aviv the last few days in order to attend to the matter. It was decided “Sofo” to rehabilitate in Israel and he is expected to return to action in about two months.