02.06.2025 10:30
In the semi-finals of the Greek League playoffs, Ergin Ataman, the head coach of Panathinaikos, created a major crisis after the match against Olympiakos. Ataman reacted strongly to the abusive chants directed at Turkey during the game and was ejected for a technical foul. The owners of Olympiakos, Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos, demanded Ataman's arrest.
Panathinaikos, coached by Ergin Ataman, faced Olympiakos in the semi-finals of the Greek League playoffs. Olympiakos won the derby 91-83, leveling the series at 1-1, while the events that unfolded during the match made headlines. Towards the end of the match, Ergin Ataman was ejected for a technical foul and made a strong statement regarding the scandalous chants from the stands. The owners of Olympiakos BC, Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos, made a shocking request regarding Ataman.
Panathinaikos, under the coaching of Ergin Ataman, lost 91-83 to Olympiakos in the away derby of the Greek League playoffs semi-finals. As the series was tied at 1-1, the moments during and after the match created a significant stir.
Ergin Ataman reacted strongly to the abusive chants directed at Turkey and was ejected for a technical foul towards the end of the match.
Following the match, Ataman made an angry statement, saying, "Circus! This is not a place for sports! No one can insult Turkey. No one can insult my country. They can say it to me, they can say it to Panathinaikos, but no one can say it to Turkey. I received the second technical foul for this reason."
The Olympiakos side made a scandalous request regarding Ergin Ataman during a live broadcast.
The owners of Olympiakos' basketball branch, Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos, stated in their announcement that Ataman should be arrested.
In the statement, it was said, "Ergin Ataman called the Olympiakos fans 'p..'. No one can call the Olympiakos fans 'p..'. Ataman needs to be arrested; he is working in a foreign country. They are inciting violence; I don't know how this final series will end."