He was furious during the 4th quarter in his friendly opposite Maccabi Tel Aviv, with his “trify” coach entering the park in order to protest strongly, resulting in referees expelling him. An episode was the friendly between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the tournament “Newborn Chandriotis” as Erkin Ataman had complaints from the referees of the race, with him even being expelled from the race. At a time when the referees charged Osman with steps, 8.57 before the end of the 4th quarter, Turk entered the park to protest, resulting in the Turkish’s behaviour to cost him his presence on the “green” bench after being charged with 2 technical penalties. This development seems to have affected Panathinaikos, who was defeated 88-75 by Maccabi Tel Aviv, knowing his first friendly defeat.
Ataman: The outbreak and expulsion of Turkish during Panathinaikos – Maccabi Tel Aviv
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