Michael Bramos on Greek Cup incident: aIf it happens, it happensaa

Youad genuinely believe that the, um, passion at times of Greek basketball fans a' you realize, stuff like this. And this. And this. And a you get the idea a' would be overwhelming for participants otherwise virtually unaccustomed to such behavior. And if the prospect of flares hurtling down like rain isnat terrifying enough, a player might be turned by youad figure actually being knifed off solely to basketball in Greece. Michael Bramos, however, ainat going nowhere. In February, Bramos was playing in his first Greek Cup closing, yet another clash between the countryas Red and Green superpowers. That game, as is all too rarely the case in Panathinaikos-Olympiacos, was marred by violence which delayed the game for an hour or so. In the midst of the disorder, Bramos was hit with a thrown jackknife. When interviewed by David Hein for the most recent aTaking the Chargea podcast, what did Bramos need to say about the incident and Greek fandom generally speaking? aIf it happens, it happens just a and thatas the way in which Greece is.a (For more information from Bramos, click the previous connect to hear the entire interview.) Future import players to Greece, this is your model: shrug off those knife attacks and Just focus on the game. It's what it is. Tags: Lover Assault, Greece, Jordan Bramos, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos

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