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A very upset Dejan Radonjic stayed in the press conference room for less than half a minute following Panathinaikos' home defeat by Partizan.

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24 seconds is the set amount of time for a shot clock in basketball. That's also all it took for Dejan Radonjic to conclude his post-game presser following Panathinaikos' loss to Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade at OAKA.

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The Montenegrin coach was evidently very upset both during and after the contest that ended with his team presenting a 1-5 balance in the EuroLeague regular season.

Immediately after the end of the match, Radonjic appeared in the press conference room and sat next to the woman translator. PAO's play-caller, visibly irritated, gave a 24-second comment, making his intentions clear from the beginning.

"I don't want to talk too much about this game. I respect everybody, like always," he said and added: "It was a game that we lost on one possession, two points. We'll be ready for the next game."

That was it. Before the translator had even started to deliver the Greek version of Radonjic's words, the experienced tactician got up and left the room without taking any questions.

In the flash interview, oddly enough, Radonjic had a bit more to say about the game, as he stressed that his team had chances to win.

"We were soft on defense at the beginning. In the second half, we had a different picture. We had a chance to win the game, but we lost again."

Panathinaikos are expected to file a protest to the EuroLeague over the refereeing decisions during the game.

"Those who saw the game drew their own conclusions," Panathinaikos communications officer Dimitris Kontos told Greek broadcaster NOVASPORTS. "Fans are outraged, you saw it. We have to be very careful about what we say."

"Panathinaikos will do everything humanly possible to the limit of legality to deal with this situation that has been following us for a long time.We will stay united to face the situation," he added.

Referees made a few debatable decisions throughout the game, with the biggest mistake being not calling a foul on Dante Exum against Dwayne Bacon. Bacon was going for a dunk, and Exum clearly hit his hand, but the officials didn't whistle for a foul. Head coach Dejan Radonjic also received a technical foul.

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Miguel Angel Perez, Fernando Rocha, and Saulius Racys were the referees of the game.

PAO assistant coach Thanasis Giaples spoke to SDNA after the game, stressing the mistakes made.

"Our work is focused on the basketball part and what we could have done," Giaples said.

"Everybody saw some things, especially in Bacon's dunk attempt. That's called a foul, I can't explain it," he went on to say.

"There's the video to prove it and some other things too. At that point, we had no right to ask for a challenge. Only in case there's a violent foul, and a player's bleeding, the refs are authorized to review what has transpired," he concluded.

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