By Kostas Paraskevopoulos / info@eurohoops.net
Kendrick Nunn received special leave from Panathinaikos to travel urgently to the USA.
The American star of the “greens” learned the very unpleasant news of the death of his grandmother and so had to return to his homeland to attend her funeral.
Nunn is expected to be in Athens on Thursday (19/3) at Panathinaikos‘ training, ahead of the match at OAKA on Friday (20/3, 21:15) against Red Star for the Euroleague, where he is expected to play.
Ο Κέντρικ Ναν ζήτησε και έλαβε ειδική άδεια από την ομάδα προκειμένου να μεταβεί στις ΗΠΑ για να παρευρεθεί στην κηδεία της γιαγιάς του.
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Panathinaikos’ statement: “Kendrick Nunn requested and received special permission from the team to travel to the United States to attend his grandmother’s funeral.
The entire Panathinaikos family expresses its sincere condolences to Kendrick and stands by him and his family.
The American guard is expected to attend training on Thursday (19/3) in preparation for the match against Red Star.”