Evan Fournier described the rivalry between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos as some of the poisonous environments he has skilled, saying it has turn into damaging for Greek basketball.
“This rivalry is unbelievable. There’s a poisonous surroundings between the 2 groups, and it’s astounding, frankly. And it’s a pity as a result of Greek basketball suffers from this.
“The finals are unbelievable, they usually turned out to be a authorized battle, a combat on the court docket, stress on the referees, and a few of their homes had been vandalized. That needs to be a showcase for Greek basketball, and it’s become an entire mess.”
Fournier additionally criticized the environment surrounding the rivalry and instructed it extends far past basketball.
“I don’t know the place it began. They’ve hated one another for therefore lengthy that you simply don’t actually know the issue. There’s an extended historical past that I don’t know. However clearly, their proprietor (ed.observe: Panathinaikos proprietor Dimitris Giannakopoulos) creates an environment that’s not good.
“It’s all about provocations, it’s about insults, and mainly, that’s it. The sequence begins, and everyone seems to be fired up. The followers come and ask us to win, and it’s not about basketball; they need to crush the opposite group. It goes past basketball.”
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— Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) July 12, 2026
