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Panathinaikos owner urges European clubs to work with NBA

Original: Europe's biggest basketball clubs must find a way to work with the NBA, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos said

Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos said Europe's biggest basketball clubs must find a way to work with the NBA. His comments came after the clubs rejected a proposal from the American league to join forces on a new competition, highlighting a deep divide over the future shape of top-level European basketball and its relationship with the NBA.

Why now: European clubs have just rejected the NBA's proposal for a joint competition, and the Panathinaikos owner's public pushback is fuelling debate over basketball's future.

Dimitris GiannakopoulosPanathinaikosNBAEuropean basketball clubs

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• Europe's biggest basketball clubs must find a way to work with the NBA, Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos said after the clubs rejected a proposal from the U.S. league to join up for a new competition. https://www. japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/1… · thejapantimes · 1

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