Panathinaikos statement: We do not want to believe that the events in Israel can affect basketball as well

In the EuroLeague, the first and very persistent quarter-final series started, which was started by Maccabi Tel Aviv with a victory, defeating Athens Panathinaikos with Marius Grigonis 91:87.

On Wednesday, “Panathinaikos” released a statement in which they expressed their position regarding the first duel. The Greek club was obviously dissatisfied with the referees’ decisions, which the manager also spoke about. coach Ergin Atamanas.

“Having reached the most important stage of the season and having put in a lot of effort to get PAO back to the top, we were faced with an attack that reminded us of the unpleasant days of Jordi Bertomeu. We don’t want to believe that all the tragedies that are happening in the world and that sadden us (in Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, Israel) can affect professional basketball. Unfortunately, yesterday’s glaring mistakes prevent us from thinking about another reason.

Sports should never be used to heal wounds and basketball should stay away from all these things. PAO has a history of 116 years, which is longer than some countries. Finally, show the respect you deserve and stop underestimating us,” the club said in a statement.

The second match of the series will take place on Thursday also in Athens.

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