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Christos Serelis addressed the Dwayne Bacon situation, stating that it was an internal team matter and that news would be forthcoming in the next day or two.

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Panathinaikos Athens dismantled Kolossos H Hotels Rhodes with a 42-point win (89-47) on the road in Game 2 of the Greek League quarterfinals and advanced to the semis phase, where they will meet either AEK or Peristeri.

Points this season

45%79,3Points made:79,3Accuracy:44,8%Place in standings:12Record max:98Record min:64Best scorer:Dwayne BaconTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

PAO achieved the victory without their star forward Dwayne Bacon, who remained in Athens due to an internal punishment related to his serious disciplinary offense.

Head coach Christos Serelis addressed the subject after the domestic game.

"It's an internal team issue. In the next day or two, you will have news," Serelis told ERT.

Hours after the news broke out about the suspension, the player himself took to Instagram to address the situation, although indirectly.

"I'm so misunderstood it makes no sense but I swear I'm [a]bout business every time I step in between those lines," Bacon wrote on an Instagram story. "My will to win is always there, the work I put in is there, won't let them fool me like I ain't worth the bumps and bruises, this is a lot of pain poured into something I truly love to do! Stay blessed!

"Never disrespect someone with a good heart who made sure you were good when no one else was there," he added in another IG story before inviting his followers to check out his new business page.

Earlier, Bacon had posted a story with a quote "Nobody apologized for how they treated me, they just blamed me for how I reacted."

Bacon has been at the crossroads with the Panathinaikos organization multiple times this season. Last month, Bacon was benched before the EuroLeague game against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade on March 10th. It was later revealed that Bacon partied all night with AS Monaco superstar guard Mike James and was later for the next day's practice.

After coming to Panathinaikos, Bacon has been the undeniable leader of the squad and finished the EuroLeague season, averaging 16.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists for 12 PIR.

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