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Basket League: The backstage efforts to avoid a shutdown – Anxiety over finals starting Friday
The basketball championship thriller had a positive ending – despite tensions running high even yesterday, Giannakopoulos and the Angelopoulos brothers committed to a smooth and orderly conduct of the finals
The Basketball Championship resumes – What happened in the meetings
Mr. Giannakopoulos referred to a solution proposed by Mr. Vroutsis, which he described as fair - Angelopoulos Brothers: There were tensions, but we reached an agreement
Government: It is not a prerequisite for the owners of the two basketball clubs to sit at the same table – We want clear assurances for the smooth conduct of the games
"The same table is not an end in itself," Marinakis said regarding the meeting after 3 PM at the Ministry of Education – Vroutsis: The prerequisite is the declaration to Greek society, everything else is not a priority
Big-5 meeting with UEFA goes virtual; Only Karypidis attended in person
Marinakis, Alafouzos, Savvidis, and Iliopoulos will participate online, while they have sent representatives
ESAKE urges Vroutsis: “Let the finals continue and finish the Championship on the court”
The president of GBL, Michalis Melis, and the league's General Manager, Efthimis Rentzias, met with Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports, Giannis Vroutsis, to discuss the future of Greek basketball
Vroutsis: “If both sides don’t attend tomorrow’s meeting, the Championship will be suspended”
The Minister of Sports clarified that the presence of only one club owner is not sufficient — the government's position remains unchanged despite Panathinaikos’ statement that Mr. Giannakopoulos will attend
Panathinaikos B.C.: We publicly commit to ensuring the smooth and fair conduct of our game against Olympiacos
"Our only obvious request to the Government and Minister Mr. Vroutsis is to ensure equal treatment for our athletes," it is also stated
