Dimitris Giannakopoulos, the owner of Panathinaikos, spoke on the possibility of the Boston Celtics and his team playing a game.
Dimitris Giannakopoulos wants to host the Boston Celtics
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Dimitris Giannakopoulos, the owner of Panathinaikos, spoke on the possibility of the Boston Celtics and his team playing a game.
Of course, in the USA, the NBA champions are labeled as “world champions.” Naturally, this can’t be the case since there is a FIBA World Championship, but there is no equivalent for clubs. In any case, work has begun in the OAKA Arena, and the head of the Greens would like to see a match between his team and the NBA champions.
“Since this morning, I’ve been reading about a matchup between Panathinaikos and the Boston Celtics for the title of world champion. It would be nice, but OAKA would first need to be renovated. This morning, work began to make the arena look like one in the NBA so it could host teams of that caliber in such a type of match. Thanks to the whole team for working around the clock to achieve this dream,” said Dimitris Giannakopoulos, as reported by “Eurohoops.“
As a reminder, Panathinaikos defeated Real Madrid in the EuroLeague final and conquered Europe for the seventh time. On the other hand, the Boston Celtics won against the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the NBA Finals and became champions for the record 18th time. That was their first title since 2008.