Dimitris Giannakopoulos wanted to pay his respects to Giorgos Vardinoyannis, who passed away at the age of 90.

The powerful figure behind the Panathinaikos Basketball Club took to social media to emphasize that there were few people in his life whom he liked as much as “the Captain,” about whom he said: “There was only one Captain… Safe travels, Captain; we will never forget you…”

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Dimitris Giannakopoulos will be in attendance tonight at Panathinaikos’ game against Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 6th round of the EuroLeague.

*photo source: KYPE