The past was Friday noon for him Panathinaikos Duane Bacon. Continuous and serious disciplinary offenses brought the American out of the team, and by the decision of Christos Serelis, the Greens proceeded to the immediate termination of cooperation with him.

The Cloverleaf will pay for Bacon’s entire contract, based on the money he was supposed to receive before the end of this season, in addition to the fines that were imposed on him.

Bacon has been a tough bet for the Greens from the start. The 28-year-old striker has huge potential, but his character has closed another door for him.

The former NBA player in the Cup semi-finals against Olympiacos showed for the first time that he was unlikely to fit into … templates, as he refused to go to the floor in the last minutes. In fact, there were quite a few cases when he was late for training.

The next serious episode with the American came in an away match against Monaco, where he received another disciplinary offense and was fined but suspended after the team wanted to give him a second chance.

The last offense, which also turned out to be decisive, came on the eve of the second championship playoff match against Colossos, as in the family double he hit a teammate and spoke badly to Cerelis and a member of the training team, as a result of which he was excluded from the team.

Panathinaikos will now have only five foreign players at its disposal in the Basketball League playoffs, as the deadline has expired and no new changes to the teams can be made.