Panathinaikos Head Coach Ergin Ataman was fined 35 thousand euros for what happened in the matches played against Israel’s Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv team in the THY EuroLeague play-off quarter-finals.
EuroLeague management fined Ergin Ataman 30 thousand euros for his statements about the referees after the first Maccabi match; After the second match, it imposed a fine of 5 thousand euros, totaling 35 thousand euros, for non-compliance with the obligations regarding the availability of the media.
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Making a statement at the press conference held after the Maccabi Tel Aviv match, Ergin Ataman said, “One of the Maccabi Tel Aviv technical team, I don’t know who, said, ‘You will see in Israel. You will see what the Zionists will do to you.’ Come on! I am Ergin Ataman, I am the coach of Panathinaikos, “I am the coach of the Turkish National Team. I am a Turkish citizen. You can’t do anything to me.”
EuroLeague management initiated a disciplinary investigation against Panathinaikos and Ergin Ataman after the Maccabi Tel Aviv match. After all the events, Ergin Ataman broke his silence.
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Speaking to Fanatik about the events that took place in OAKA, Ergin Ataman said the following:
“As we were walking in the corridor after the match, there was an argument. We had a verbal exchange with someone from the Maccabi team. Then someone, I don’t know who he was, said to me, ‘You will never be able to come to Israel again. You will see Zionism.’ Then I said, ‘Who is this man? What is he doing here? I said, ‘Take this out.’ The man shouts, ‘I’m Israeli.’ Then they say ‘the match is in Belgrade’. There is a threat outside the match. “I only talked about the referees. We did not say a word about Zionism. This has nothing to do with Maccabi. The meaningless statement made by the Euroleague about me provoked people to this point.”
2024-04-30 04:02:51
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