Flying flares @ Greek Cup Basketball Final 2017

Aris’ and Panathinaikos’ players chat in the middle of the Alexandreio Melathron court before the Greek Cup Basketball Final 2017 starts. Meanwhile the representatives of the two legendary clubs negotiate about the evacuation of a number of a seats behind Panathinaikos’ bench. At the same time Greens’ fans hurled flares to Yellows’ fans block. Unfortunately the big game held in Thessaloniki, Greece on February 18th had sad end as Aris’ fans clashed with police. In the violence knots of fans ripped apart and threw seats at officers wearing riot gear, who responded with volleys of tear gas and stun grenades into the legendary indoor arena. Panathinaikos’ players celebrated the win(68-59) over Aris under their fans block despite the fact that the smell of tear gas aggravated the atmosphere. Some of the winners’ players were filming the violence using their smartphones’ cameras! Police said seven people were arrested.