Former Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas is an Israeli Super Basketball League Champion.
Thomas' Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Glen Rice Jr.'s Tel Aviv Holon, 95-75, to win the championship Thursday night. Jake Cohen led Maccabi with 18 points.
According to sportsrabbi.com, Thomas missed his team's postgame championship celebrations due to a league-mandated drug test following the competition.
Champ yalla Maccabi pic.twitter.com/TmKYmzA3tK
— DeShaun Thomas (@DT1UpNComin) June 15, 2018
Thomas signed with Maccabi in July 2017. He averaged 11.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists a game in 2017-18.
You can watch championship highlights below:
