Olympiakos files two complaints against Panathinaikos and Giannakopoulos
Olympiakos filed official complaints with Euroleague and the Hellenic Basketball Federation (ESAKE) over banners and chants by Panathinaikos fans at the Baskonia match, and over social media posts by Dimitris Giannakopoulos. The club argues the content constitutes a serious disciplinary violation.
Olympiakos has filed two separate complaints with Euroleague and the Hellenic Basketball Federation (ESAKE) against Panathinaikos and its club president Dimitris Giannakopoulos. According to the club's official statement, the complaints concern what happened during the Panathinaikos match against Baskonia and posts on Giannakopoulos's personal social media account.
According to Olympiakos, on 22 October at OAKA, hundreds of Panathinaikos fans displayed a banner insulting Olympiakos and made a derogatory chant. The club states that the reference to Piraeus in the banner targeted Olympiakos. Olympiakos also claims these incidents were shown in the television broadcast.
The club says Giannakopoulos then shared these images and audio recordings on his Instagram account, bringing the content to a wide audience. Olympiakos argues that these posts amount to defamatory content and that Giannakopoulos personally endorsed these statements.
The complaints have been forwarded to the disciplinary bodies of Euroleague and ESAKE. How the matter will proceed and what decision the relevant authorities will reach has not yet been announced.
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