Nunn hints at the match-fixing scandal in Greek basketball

Kendrick Nunn, the American player of Greek side Panathinaikos, reacted on social media to the match-fixing and bribery investigation that has shaken basketball in the country. In a comment on a post by the Greek basketball news site Basketballmaniacs, Nunn wrote, "I'll have to get my trophies back, with respect."

The site had published an image on its Instagram account related to the searches carried out at the homes of the detained suspects. The image showed 931,463 euros in cash, 14 mobile phones, 6 laptops, 22 USB drives and 2 tablets. Also listed were 3 team jerseys, 3 pieces of team memorabilia, 2 player albums, various memory cards, a hard drive and a notebook.

Among the 6 people detained on match-fixing and bribery charges are Hellenic Basketball Federation President Vangelis Liolios and EuroLeague referee Vasiliki Tsaroucha. Tsaroucha had previously also officiated games of Turkish teams in the EuroLeague and the BKT EuroCup.

Ergin Ataman, during his time coaching Panathinaikos, had also criticized the refereeing after games played against Olympiakos. After one game, Ataman said, "Tyrique Jones came to our locker room and hit Nunn. Nunn is injured now. How can something like this happen? This is not fair, what is happening in Greek basketball is not fair. Let us just play basketball."