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Mateusz Ponitka describes his impressions from his comeback to OAKA and his only season with Panathinaikos. The Polish forward reflects on his underwhelming campaign with Partizan and how Zeljko Obradovic is trying to encourage him.

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Mateusz Ponitkawas flabbergasted when he entered the OAKA arena last week. The Polish forward returned to the Greek capital as a player ofPartizan Mozzart Bet Belgradeonly to find out that the vibes were way different compared to the times he wore thePanathinaikos AKTOR Athensjersey - until last June, that is.

Mateusz Ponitka

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"I came here, and everything is different. They just changed 180 degrees, and they're moving in a good direction," Ponitka, 30, toldBasketNewsof his former team.

"I was really happy to be back here, to see the

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