The four athletes refused to return from Constantinoupolis by bus as the rest of the squad after the elimination loss against Fenerbahce SK on Tuesday, however owner of the Greens Dimitris Giannakopoulos and Spanish head coach Xavi Pascual decided to punish them, but not terminate their contracts, in order for the team to remain competitive until the end of 2016-17 season and fight for the Greek Basket League championship with the current roster.
Panathinaikos will not terminate Fotsis, Singleton, James, Gabriel contracts