Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis is currently announcing the postponement of the third Greek Basketball League final between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, originally scheduled for Wednesday at OAKA, as part of the measures decided by the government in response to the chaotic scenes during Sunday night’s derby at the SEF (Peace and Friendship Stadium).
Live coverage of the government’s announcements regarding new measures in basketball is underway.
As Mr. Marinakis stated:
The government, 15 months ago, undertook a series of initiatives to put an end to incidents of violence in professional sports.
From the very beginning, we remained committed to implementing these measures, and through the imposition of penalties, it was proven that where there is will, there is a result.
Yesterday’s scenes do no honor to Greek sports.
Where there are criminal and disciplinary responsibilities, they will be assigned.
The third final scheduled for Wednesday is postponed. The owners of the two basketball clubs are summoned on the same day to meet with Deputy Sports Minister Mr. Vroutsis, in order to give explicit commitments — otherwise, the championship will be suspended.
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