Panathinaikos BC Announcement
Official announcement made by the Greek team
Panathinaikos managed to conquer 6 European trophies, only to become the most successful team of the last two decades through coordinated effort, tons of hard work and also pure devotion to the plan of all those who offered their services towards it, each and every one from their respective department.
However, further to all this, in order for a club to reach such a level, a high sense of responsibility must exist.
We are obligated to clarify that Panathinaikos has differences with no other European team. Especially when it comes to CSKA Moscow, a team with which it tallies the same number of European trophies or with Mr. Vatoutin who also invest, year upon year, millions and certainly is one of the main reasons Euroleague, as also European basketball in general, are constantly at the highest level of competitiveness.
Our any differences are confined inbounds of the court and it is only natural for such a high competitiveness to have unraveled amongst two teams, that have been center stage all through the last 2 decades and have met up numerous times in Final Four semis and finals, offering-without any shade of a doubt- show time sportsmanship of the highest level and quality to the basketball society.
Panathinaikos and CSKA are able to maintain the protagonist role in the top European competition amongst clubs, behind mutual respect and acknowledgment.