Panionios on verge of relegation from the Basket League

Panionios is on the verge of going down to the A2 division after losing at home to PAOK in the penultimate round of the Basket League regular season on Wednesday.

Last summer the Nea Smyrni team came back to the top flight it had graced for decades, but its financial problems and the frantic change of coaches during this season forced it to seek a home win over PAOK to have a decent chance of staying up. However it went down 81-67 behind closed doors and is staring at the return to the second tier of Greek basketball, barring a miracle in the last round of games.

For Panionios to avoid relegation it will take either a win of relegated Trikala at Korivos Amaliadas or an away win for Gymnastikos/Faros Larissas at PAOK on Sunday, plus a victory for Panionios at Rethymno.

PAOK sealed the fourth spot in the regular season with its win at Nea Smyrni, while Korivos very...