Panathinaikos' American player Kendrick Nunn reacted to the match-fixing and bribery scandal that broke out in Greek basketball on social media, saying, "I will have to get my trophies back."
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6 people, including the President of the Greek Basketball Federation and a Europa League referee, were detained on charges of match-fixing and bribery.
Kendrick Nunn, the American player of the Greek team Panathinaikos, reacted to the match-fixing and bribery scandal in the country's basketball.
Nunn, in his comment on the social media post of the Greece-based basketball news site Basketballmaniacs, said, "I will have to get my trophies back, with respect."
Basketballmaniacs shared a visual on his US-based social media platform Instagram account, including 931 thousand 463 euros in cash seized during searches at the homes of the detained suspects.
The image also included 14 mobile phones, 6 laptops, 22 USB sticks, 2 tablets, 3 team jerseys, 3 team souvenirs and 2 player albums, as well as various memory cards, a hard disk and a notebook, seized during the searches.
Chaos in Greek basketball
The detention of 6 people, including Greek Basketball Federation President Vangelis Liolios and Europa League referee Vasiliki Tsaroucha, on match-fixing and bribery charges became a hot topic in the country.
Among the detained referees is Tsaroucha, who previously officiated the matches of Turkish teams in the Europa League and BKT European Cup.
While Ergin Ataman was coaching Panathinaikos, he reacted to the referee management after the matches played against Olympiacos in the Greek Basketball League.
The experienced head coach said in a statement after an Olympiacos game: "Tyrique Jones came to our locker room and hit Nunn. Nunn is injured now. How can something like this happen? This is not fair, what is happening in Greek basketball is not fair. Let us play basketball." he said.

While Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes criticized the tactics of the technical staff, coach Michael Carrick complained about the players' lack of effort. The team has been going through a difficult process in the league and Europe since the beginning of the season.

Arsenal's 25-year-old winger Bukayo Saka left the game with an injury to his left front muscle in the Champions League match against Bayern Munich. Coach Mikel Arteta stated that the player's condition does not look good.

After the new coach of the National Team, Sergen Yalçın, took office, the names of the technical team were officially announced. The staff includes assistant coaches, athletic performance specialists and match analysts.

Oğuz Aydın, who plays for Fenerbahçe, entered the radar of the English team Aston Villa with his rising performance. It was stated that Aston Villa received information about the player's condition after the Champions League match against Fenerbahçe.

During the investigation launched upon complaints of match manipulation in Greece, a total of 922 thousand euros in cash was found in the homes of two referees. It was reported that the investigation expanded to include approximately 50 matches.
In the investigation initiated on allegations of match-fixing and bribery in 50 matches between 2016 and 2026 in Greece, 6 people, including the federation president and referees, were detained. A large amount of cash was seized from homes.