Sloukas: “I was applauded as a Fener player in OAKA, while I was booed in SEF”

Last year he returned Kostas Sloukas and he recalled the time when he had been applauded as a Fenerbahce player by his friends Panathinaikou in OAKA.

The 5th tournament “Pavlos Giannakopoulos” will be his first experienced guard as a player of the “clover” and on this occasion he referred to the warm welcome from the world of “green” a few years ago.

In detail what he said:

On his participation as Pavlos Giannakopoulos as a Panathinaikos player: “It is a great honor and pleasure to be here. It is a very big tournament for a very big personality for Greece and all of Europe. Pavlos Giannakopoulos has contributed a lot to basketball. Competitions are the last big tests of our preparation. I want to invite people, their presence throughout the year is very important.”

For Pavlos Giannakopoulos: “Mr. Giannakopoulos played a big role throughout Europe. He had great faith in the team and gave his soul and body to succeed. Panathinaikos was a very difficult team, they were the eternal rival. It was one of the biggest derbies in Europe and continues to be. With the additions made by the president, it will make the game against Olympiakos even more interesting».

For his presence in the tournament 5 years ago: “Coming as an opponent here to Fenerbahce back then, it was a strange feeling. I was applauded then at OAKA, I had said that the people of Panathinaikos respect and recognize my contribution, but also that I am not provoking. The truth is that as a Fener player I was booed in SEF by Olympiakos, respectively I was applauded in Panathinaikos. I have received a lot of love from Panathinaikos fans and I expect them to be on our side».