PAOK and Aris will likely escape relegation

Three historic basketball clubs, PAOK, Aris and Panionios appear to be spared relegation from the Basket League even though two of them would probably have to go down were it not for the coronavirus lockdown.

Basket League chief Vangelis Galatsopoulos told state broadcaster ERT on Sunday that the league will convene in the new week to decide on the fate of the 2019-2020 championship, but added he would not want to see any team get relegated as things stand, with the league suspended.

"You cannot condemn a team to relegation with six games left to play," stated Galatsopoulos, saying he was not only expressing his personal opinion but also that of the league's president.

The league stopped in mid-March with six rounds of games left to play and with Panionios and Aris on 12th and 13th position on 26 points, while PAOK was last with 25 points. The bottom two teams...