US EditionPanathinaikos Basketball Club Owner Handed 10-Month Stadium Ban
- The Greek basketball league authority ESAKE has handed a ten-month ban from stadiums to Panathinaikos BC's owner, Dimitris Giannakopoulos, in response to disturbances that occurred during Game 2 last Sunday at Olympiakos' Peace and Friendship Stadium.
- The ban was imposed following a tense altercation during Game 2 between Dimitris Giannakopoulos and the Angelopoulos brothers, who co-own Olympiakos.
- A 10,000-euro fine was imposed on Kostas Sloukas, the captain of Panathinaikos, for misconduct directed at the referee, while head coach Ergin Ataman was penalized with a 5,000-euro fine and received an official warning for comments made after the game.
- Olympiakos won the controversial second game 91-83, and both clubs' owners gave assurances to Sports Minister Yiannis Vroutsis to allow the series to continue amid government warnings to suspend the finals.
- Game 3, initially set for Wednesday, was postponed and rescheduled for Friday at Panathinaikos' OAKA stadium, with the series tied 1-1 and commitments made to ensure orderly conduct going forward.
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Ergin Ataman and Panathinaikos President Dimitris Giannakopoulos were given penalties due to the incidents that occurred in the second match of the Greek Basketball Super League final series.
The owner of Panathinaikos basketball team has been banned from attending games for ten months and fined 200,000 euros (nearly five million crowns) for his behavior during the second Greek league final against Olympiakos. The media reported on the sanctions for Dimitris Giannakopoulos.
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