Zeljko Obradovic on Pavlos Giannakopoulos: "He was like a father to me."

After the game 4 of the BSL final series, Fenerbahçe Doğuş coach Zeljko Obradovic talked about the ex President of Panathinaikos, Pavlos Giannakopoulos who passed away yesterday at the age of 89. 

Obradovic said that he respects him a lot and, "When i woke up yesterday, so many friends of mine called me and i spoke to them. He was a great person. I have spent 13 years with him which i will never forget. He was like a father to me and i respect him a lot. He and his family have done so much for Panathinaikos. I appreciate everything that he has done for me and Panathinaikos. He is a great person and i'm sure everyone will remember him for years. Everybody knows him as a president of Panathinaikos but my luck was spending time with him and learning so many things from him. He thought me so many things. I convey my condolences to his family and Panathinaikos community because i know that he has been loved."