Lessort rushed at Baldwin IV at the center court of OAKA

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Stefan Acevski

13/Feb/26 22:50

Eurohoops.net
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The French center charged at the visitors, who were celebrating their victory at the center of OAKA Arena

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Fenerbahçe achieved a triumph after great drama in the 28th round of the EuroLeague by defeating Panathinaikos 85-83 away from home.

The man of the decision was Wade Baldwin IV, who hit the shot at the buzzer for his team’s celebration. However, real chaos ensued on the court in the Athens arena only after his basket.

Wade Baldwin celebrated the victory with his teammates when Mathias Lessort, the currently injured center of Panathinaikos, charged at the Turkish team’s basketball players.

Lessort shoved Baldwin and went after the other Fenerbahçe players, but the remaining Panathinaikos members prevented Mathias from causing bigger problems for himself and the team.

Fenerbahce remains first in the EuroLeague standings with a record of 20-7, and the next round brings them a home match against Partizan. On the other hand, Panathinaikos is in ninth place with a 16-12 record, and in the following round they will host Paris.

Ataman didn’t attend the press conference

After the match, Ergin Ataman did not appear at the press conference. Instead Christos Serelis, the team’s assistant coach, took his place.

Panathinaikos stated that the Turkish coach was feeling a bit sick, which was the reason for his absence.

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