Olympiacos responds sharply to Panathinaikos

Amid the investigation ongoing in Greek basketball, the tension between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos has flared up again. Olympiacos responded with an official statement to the remarks by the Panathinaikos owner linking the club to the ongoing investigation.

The red and white club stressed that it has no connection to the investigation. The statement argued that the club and its executives have recently been trying to be tied to the process. Olympiacos questioned the source of this information, noting that the rival owner knew about the investigation in advance.

The club said it has been fighting for "50-50" on referee management for years. Olympiacos implied that Panathinaikos wants "100-0" refereeing and said it would not stand with them on this issue.

In the sharpest part of the statement, Olympiacos addressed the rival directly. The club said that if what was stolen is returned, Panathinaikos's trophy cabinet and the table trophies at Sounio would be full of spider webs.

Olympiacos also said that any move against its team would be answered with an overwhelming response. How the mutual accusations between the two sides will develop in the coming days is a matter of curiosity.