Vroutsis to ERT: 'If issue between club owners is not resolved, championship will be permanently suspended'

The Greek Basket League championship will be entirely suspended if there is no ethical commitment to deescalate the situation between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos during the meeting on Wednesday, Deputy Minister for Sports Yiannis Vroutsis emphatically told national broadcaster ERT on Monday.

Earlier in the day, the government spokesperson had announced the postponement of the Wednesday game following an altercation between owners at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) game on Sunday. Instead, the government had summoned the two basketball clubs' owners to a meeting at the ministry with Vroutsis the same day.

Vroutsis reiterated the spokesperson's announcement that if there is no commitment to resolve the situation, the Greek championship will be suspended permanently.

The minister said that this time the problem did not originate with sports fans but with the club officers, and noted that he would await Dimitris Yiannakopoulos (Panathinaikos) and Giorgos and Panagiotis Angelopoulos (Olympiacos) at 15:00 at his office.

Vroutsis ruled out the continuation of the finals behind closed doors, ie without sports fans, telling ERT, "We are not playing games here, we are not bargaining. We have decided to take this to the end. On Wednesday, we shall have a yes or no for this. Not from the fans, from the officers."

 

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Marinakis: Third game in Greek Basketball League finals series postponed

 
 
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