Turkish Basketball Federation Condemns the Threat Made to Ergin Ataman

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Ergin Ataman, the head coach of Panathinaikos and the Turkish National Team, said that he was threatened during the events following the Panathinaikos-Maccabi Tel Aviv match played yesterday.

Head coach Ergin Ataman made the following statements about the incident:

“It is very strange for me that one of the very big organizations that I have always protected has made a statement against me for damaging the image of the EuroLeague. If I did something wrong and talked about the referees, the punishment is in the rules. Why are you making a statement against me? Why are you inciting some people against me? What happened now?

On the way to the locker room, someone from the Maccabi technical team said, I don’t know who he was because he was not accredited. He said to me: “We will meet in Israel, we will see what the Zionists will do to you.”

Come on.

My name is Ergin Ataman. I am the coach of Panathinaikos and the Turkish National Team. “I am a Turkish citizen and you cannot do anything to me.”

At noon today, a statement regarding the issue was made by the Turkish Basketball Federation:

“We condemn the threat made against our Men’s National Team Head Coach Ergin Ataman.

We express our full support to our teacher who represents our country abroad and wish him success.

“Turkish Basketball Federation”

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