{"id":509729,"date":"2026-08-13T12:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=509729"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:25:59","slug":"giannakopoulos-admits-removing-dejan-bodirogas-banner-from-oaka-was-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/giannakopoulos-admits-removing-dejan-bodirogas-banner-from-oaka-was-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannakopoulos admits removing Dejan Bodiroga&#8217;s banner from OAKA was a mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1968\"><strong data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1798\">Panathinaikos<\/strong> owner <strong data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"1832\">Dimitris Giannakopoulos<\/strong> has admitted that removing <strong data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"1880\">Dejan Bodiroga&#8217;s<\/strong> banner from the OAKA was a mistake and confirmed that it will soon return to the arena.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Visualizza questo post su Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db83CUJjNjZ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Un post condiviso da EURO INSIDERS (@euroinsiders)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"2210\">The banner honoring one of the greatest players in club history had been taken down amid tensions between Giannakopoulos and Bodiroga, who now serves as <strong data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2147\">EuroLeague President<\/strong>. However, the Panathinaikos owner has now reversed his stance.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2400\">\n<p data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2400\">&#8220;Everyone makes mistakes. Dejan Bodiroga was a Panathinaikos legend, a legend of European basketball and, above all, he is now my friend. Putting everything else aside, he is my friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2592\">Speaking on the <strong data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2435\">Euro Insiders<\/strong> podcast, Giannakopoulos explained that he disagreed with some of Bodiroga&#8217;s actions in his current role but acknowledged that his reaction had gone too far.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2594\" data-end=\"2751\">\n<p data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2751\">&#8220;He is still active in basketball, and when you are involved in the game, you have to accept both applause and criticism. I wasn&#8217;t happy with some things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2822\">Giannakopoulos then confirmed that the club will restore the tribute.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"2934\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2934\" data-is-last-node=\"\">&#8220;My decision was clearly wrong, and it will be corrected. The banner will return. 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