Euroleague 35th round fixtures for Panathinaikos and Olympiacos
On April 2, Panathinaikos faces Hapoel Tel Aviv at the Arena 8888 in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of the 35th round of the Euroleague. Panathinaikos currently holds a 20-14 record, tied for sixth place, while Hapoel Tel Aviv holds a 20-13 record and sits in fifth place. Ergin Ataman, the Panathinaikos coach, will have Nigel Hayes-Davis and Juancho Hernangomez available for the game, while Jerian Grant is unlikely to play due to a metacarpal fracture. Olympiacos, which has a 22-12 record, is scheduled to play against ASVEL in France on Friday, April 3. Other matches in this round include Zalgiris Kaunas against Barcelona and Crvena Zvezda versus Partizan. The outcome of the Panathinaikos match is critical for their playoff positioning, as a victory would improve their tie-breaker standing against Hapoel following their previous 93-82 win. Additional injury concerns for Panathinaikos include Nikos Rogkavopoulos, Alexandros Samodurov, and potentially Vassilis Toliopoulos.