Panathinaikos: We have witnessed a ‘raid operation’

Panathinaikos issued an official statement regarding Tuesday night’s game-1 with Maccabi.

Panathinaikos press release

"Unfortunately, once again, reaching the most critical point of the season in the Euroleague and having made a great effort as Panathinaikos to return to the highest steps, we witnessed a "raid operation" taken from the memory mill "massacres" that we have suffered during the days of Jordi Bertomeu".

"We don’t want to believe that the tragic things that are happening around the world that are saddening us all (in Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, and Israel) can affect professional basketball. Unfortunately, however, yesterday’s glaring mistakes do not allow us to think of another reason. The field of sports should never be used to heal wounds and situations that people go through and it is a given that basketball should always stay away from all this".

"Panathinaikos has proven, not only this year but also historically, how much it loves basketball and operates with the advancement of the sport in mind. He has also proven that when they play with the sweat of his athletes, with the emotions of his millions of fans, with the money he invests, and with the enormous effort he puts in, he gets up, hits the table, and fights until the end so that justified without considering consequences. Panathinaikos has 116 years of history, perhaps longer than some states. Finally show due respect and stop underestimating the product".