Greek basketball league: Dimitris Giannakopoulos barred from arenas for ten months
The ruling fines the Panathinaikos basketball club owner €60,000 and the club €30,000.
The Greek basketball league’s disciplinary judge barred Dimitris Giannakopoulos from entering arenas for ten months and fined him €60,000. The published summary of decision 24/06.11.2026, posted on 6 November, cites a disciplinary offence of bringing the sport into disrepute through Instagram.
Panathinaikos basketball club received a separate €30,000 fine for its owner’s conduct. The entry ban applies to Giannakopoulos personally. The published summary does not state the date on which the ban ends.
SKAI and sport-fm.gr reported that the club intends to appeal to the Supreme Council for the Resolution of Sports Disputes. No filing or suspension of the penalty had been confirmed at the time of publication.
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