The saying of Dimitris Giannakopoulos that “… only Dominique Wilkins was superior to Kendrick Nunn among foreigners who ever played in GreeceIt seems he didn’t like it Eddie Johnson.
The American used to be his shooting guard Olympiakou was quick to respond to a related publication. “He forgets what I did to his team for an entire season“, he said and then responding to some fan comments he wrote: “I don’t like green. It is a soft color, red is the best».
When a friend of Panathinaikos replied that “and what did you do? Did you get the Euroleague?” Eddie Johnson wrote: “Anyway, I beat your team on the way to the finals and took the championship, so… yeah. The more you yelled and cursed at me, the more you made me destroy your team wherever I found it».
He forgot how much I abused his team all year long. https://t.co/FFDuFgM14D
— Eddie A Johnson (@Jumpshot8) May 7, 2024
For the younger ones, let’s remember that Eddie Johnson after a very good career in the NBA, the season 1994/95 he played in Olympiakos which he led to the final of the Final 4 of Zaragoza having decisive points in the semi-final with Panathinaikos. In the final, his team lost to Real of Sabonis and Arlaukas, who had Zeliko Obradovic on their bench. However, they won the Greek championship 3-2 in the finals against Panathinaikos. “Fast Eddie” averaged 21.2 points, 5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1 steal in 53 league and Euroleague games.
Source: Sport Fm
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