Tuesday, 8 April 2014

ZELJKO MAN OF DECISION


In a night of high emotions at the Olympic Sports Hall of Athens, Panathinaikos welcomed back its coach for 13 years, Zeljko Obradovic, honored him and then beat his team, Fenerbahce Ulker by nine points to edge closer to a spot in the last eight of the Euroleague.
The Greens won 76-67 on the night to cover the deficit of their five-point loss in Istanbul a few weeks ago, but the result pales in comparison to the amazing reception Panathinaikos and its fans reserved for the Serb coach who led the team to five Euroleague triumphs from 1999 to 2012.
Over 20,000 Panathinaikos supporters gave Obradovic a standing ovation when he stepped onto the court and chanted his name continuously for about five minutes. A massive green banner ran along the height of the stands reading “The King is Back”, in English.

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