The confrontation and toxicity that exists between Panathinaic and his Olympic At times it “dissolves” every limit and logic. This time, it was short of a strong blow to Greek basketball, with Yiannis Broutsis, Dimitris Giannakopoulos and brothers Angelopoulos reaching an agreement.
Panathinaikos and Olympiacos endangered the GBL finals, with what happened in Game 2 of the series, in the SEF. Greek basketball was “poisoned” once again, after Dimitris Giannakopoulos and Angelopoulos brothers They reached their confrontation … to its limits. But with the help of the government, the two “eternal” made a critical decision on Greek basketball. They chose not to give one more “hit”, putting above all the logic.
What happened in the second GBL final between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with threats and insults, was the drop that overflowed the glass, with the government intervening immediately and postponing the third final to the OAKA.
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The definitive postponement of the GBL finals appeared to be approaching, with the Giannis Broutsis To insist first, for a joint meeting with the powerful men of the two OEMs, in order to – at least – to calm the spirits. Otherwise … a padlock. Dimitris Giannakopoulos chose to change his original opinion and say “yes” to this appointment, but the Angelopoulos brothers showed that they were unmistakable, stressing that they have no intention of talking to the powerful man of the “greens” afterwards.
Brutsi cruise change that caused developments
Although initially the government and Yiannis Broutsis definitely wanted a joint meeting with Giannakopoulos and Angelopoulos, in order to agree on the future of the final, this “scenario” seemed not to come out … despite the threat of the definitive postponement of the struggles.
All this changed on Wednesday morning (04.06.2025). The Deputy Minister of Sports, wanting to relieve the situation, made a significant differentiation in order to complete the series of the Greek Basketball League finals.
Speaking to “Action24”, Yiannis Broutsis stressed that The common presence of the Angelopoulos brothers of Olympiacos and Giannakopoulos of Panathinaikos is not a prerequisite in his office.
The lawsuits and self -inferior before the meeting
Even then, the meeting of the “eternal” with Yiannis Broutsis was a bit lacking in the air! Initially, The Vice President of Olympiakos, George Skindilias, was arrested on Tuesday night (03.06.2025)after a lawsuit filed by Dimitris Giannakopoulos’ daughter, Despina, for insults and slanderous defamation.
Then it became known that The owner of OEM Panathinaikos, Dimitris Giannakopoulos and Despina’s daughter, were in the process of self -esteem – After the lawsuit filed by George Skindelias- so the meeting with Yiannis Broutsis was in danger.
At the same time, it became known that OEM Olympiakos continued its “war” confrontation with Dimitris Giannakopoulos, Asking ESAKE new punishment of the strong man of the “greens”.
Having for no reason to lose his appointment with Yiannis Broutsis, Dimitris Giannakopoulos appeared at the Kifissia Police DepartmentIn the context of the autopsy, he gave the necessary explanations and departed for the office of Yiannis Broutsis.
Separate appointments, accusations and finally “jump”
Shortly after 15:00, Dimitris Giannakopoulos arrived at the Ministry of Sports to meet with Yiannis Broutsis. “I am here to continue the championship, unacceptable that there was a postponement, ”he said on arrival. About 80 minutes later, He was pleased with his appointment with the Minister of Sport and Optimist That the GBL finals will continue and complete!
The side of Olympiacos did not take long to reach the space shortly after the Panathinaikos people left. Angelopoulos brothers’ statements before meetingthey made everyone worry and think that – despite the effort that is being done – we will not have action in the finals.
“We do not accept the assimilation, we are not the same, we are crystal clear, we cannot accept any assimilation with a man who made obscene gestures and threatened to rape my minor daughter. With this man there can be no discussion at the same table, there will be no talk.
After about two hours, however, the ministry came out … white tobacco for Greek basketball. “The government was seriously willing to make incisions not to repeat phenomena like what brought us here today. There were tensions between us, but we agreed. The meeting was analyzed all the issues, the will are clear,” the Angelopoulos brothers said.
Finally, The finalization for the return to… action was done by the mouth of Yannis Broutsis. “We passed Kavos The finals continue with the owners’ personal commitment to ensure a safety climate. The owners of the two OEM guarantees the smooth run of the games,” he said.
The Ministry’s briefing on the continuation of the finals states that in addition to the commitments of OEM Panathinaikos and Olympiacos for smooth runs, they have committed and that they will not attend the immediate next away games of their teams. That is, we are not going to see Dimitris Giannakopoulos in the SEF or Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos at OAKA.
As ESAKE announced, on Friday (06.06.2025) the Greek Basketball League finals will continue with the 3rd match at the OAKA.
The program until the series is completed:
PREPARATION 6/6/2025
3rd Final OAKA Panathinaikos-Olympiacos 21:00 ERT3
SUNDAY 8/6/2025
4th Final Chef Olympiakos-Panathinaikos 21:00 ERT3
Wednesday 11/6/2025
5th final (if needed) OAKA Panathinaikos-Olympiacos 21:00 ERT3