“It’s only a matter of time before they kick us out of the Euroleague,” one Panathinaikos fan jokingly commented on the X social network under a video of Dimitris Gianakopoulos’ actions during the Panathinaikos – Maccabi match.
The controversial and wealthy businessman, who is the owner of the team from the “OAKA Arena”, attended his team’s game live after two years.
It is an understatement to say that he attracted attention.
With a cigarette in his mouth, despite the regulations, he watched the tense game and reacted passionately, above all to the referee’s decisions.
Panathinaikos won with a score of 95:79 and tied it at 1-1 in the series victories, and after the game, on social networks, which he uses a lot, he briefly said:
“Ataman – you and me against the world!“
One of the videos shows how Yanakopoulos first approaches the bench during the game, then the scorer’s table, and all the while briskly explaining something to the people who are doing their job.
Dimitris Yanakopoulos (49) is the CEO of the pharmaceutical company VIANEX and the heir to the business empire created by his father Pavlos Yanakopoulos, who led Panathinaikos for years with Brother Thanasis until his death in 2018. Thanasis Yanakopoulos passed away in 2019.
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