The minutes after the final buzzer sounded in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game brought a release of euphoria as Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens celebrated its first continental title in 13 years.
The best photos of Panathinaikos celebrating on court
Final Four
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- The two key figures in Panathinaikos success, Coach Ergin Ataman and point guard Kostas Sloukas, were letting all the emotions out after the victory.
- Kostas Antetokounmpo joined the list of players who won both the EuroLeague and NBA titles, and his brother Giannis was there on the court to join him in celebration.
- Jerian Grant, Juancho Hernangomez and Marius Grigonis all celebrated becoming the EuroLeague champs for the first time.
- Kendrick Nunn, who joined Panathinaikos after Round 6, scored 21 points in the championship game despite the early foul trouble.
- Kostas Sloukas, who made the move from Olympiacos to Panathinaikos last summer, celebrated at the end as the Final Four MVP.
- Grigonis was one of a handful of Panathinaikos players who was not in his first season with the club.
- Ioannis Papapetrou won the crown with the club he has been a fan of his entire life.
- Sloukas and Ataman raised the trophy together.
- It was the first Panathinaikos title since 2011.
- For Sloukas, it was his fourth EuroLeague title with third different club, while it was third title in the last four years for Ataman.
- Most of the fans at the Uber Arena stayed for the trophy ceremony, witnessing the confetti falling.
- Sloukas previously won two titles with Olympiacos (2012 and 2013), and one with Fenerbahce (2017).
- This was seventh EuroLeague crown for Panathinaikos, all coming since 1996, and many of the players had seven fingers up when celebrating.
- Player and staff families soon joined the on-floor celebrations, making the moment event special for the players.
- Konstantinos Mitoglou raising the trophy towards the fans.
- Mathias Lessort joined the club of players who have won both the EuroLeague and the EuroCup.
- Jerian Grant was last year's EuroCup MVP, coming up just short to win that competition, but now he is the fourth EuroCup MVP to also win the EuroLeague title.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo enjoyed the celebrations as much as his brother who won the trophy.
- Coach Ataman got used to holding a EuroLeague trophy, after winning back-to-back titles with Anadolu Efes in 2021 and 2022.
- Mathias Lessort enjoyed the moment holding his son in his arms.
- Luca Vildoza joined the least of six Argentineans who won the EuroLeague crown.