Vassilis Spanoulis

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos extended their winning streak further this week to remain at the top four of the Euroleague table, as the Reds are joint top with CSKA Moscow and the Greens in fourth.

On Thursday Olympiakos defeated host Valencia 72-64 in Spain for its eighth win in 10 games.

Olympiakos beat its Spanish opposition in Greece while Panathinaikos succumbed to its Spanish host as the new Euroleague got underway this week.

A stadium ban sent Olympiakos to Crete for its first home game and the Reds filled the stands of the Dyo Aorakia court in Iraklio in their 75-64 victory over Baskonia on Thursday.

Champion Panathinaikos is already looking good for finishing top of the table in the regular season of the Basket League, as on the championship's opener it defeated archrival Olympiakos by three (71-68) away from home on Sunday.

The start of the top European club basketball competition, the Euroleague is just around the corner, with the premiere scheduled for next week. The organisers released a witty pr0motional music video nam3ed “Game on” to get all the fans in the mood, featuring, among other players Olympiakos captain Vassilis Spanoulis and Panathinaikos forward Chris Singleton.

Panathinaikos, Olympiakos, AEK and Aris make up the line-up of the semifinals of the Greek Cup in basketball following the quarterfinals that took place on Wednesday.

Holder Panathinaikos appeared ready for the season's first main challenge, the league derby at Olympiakos on Sunday behind closed doors, thrashing host Kolossos on Rhodes with an 84-54 score.

The Greek basketball star, Vasilis Spanoulis and his wife ex-model Olympia Hopsonidou became parents again.

They announced the birth of their fifth child, a baby girl.

The Greek national basketball team is leading Russia (37-31) at the end of the 1st half in their quarter final of the 2017 Eurobasket championships. Playmaker Nick Calathes is once more putting on a solid performance with 6 assists and 8 points.

In a match marred by the temporary interruption 1.56′ before the end when a flare struck the visitors bench, Panathinaikos defeated Olympiakos (66-51) and are celebrating their 35th league title. Panathinaikos won the best of five series after breaking the home advantage in the fifth and final game. The greens dominated in the second and third quarter building a 20-point lead.

Panathinaikos produced an emphatic performance on Thursday and made the most of Olympiakos's numerous turnovers to win Game 4 of the final series and force a fifth game on Sunday in Piraeus to determine the new champion of the Basket League.

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