In footage shared on social media, Marinakis is shown in a ripped white t-shirt remonstrating across the barriers. Michael Regan/Getty ImagesMay 25, 2026 12:52 pm EDT Updated Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was involved in an altercation in the stands during Sunday’s Euroleague basketball final.In footage shared on social media Marinakis, 58, is shown in a ripped white t-shirt gesturing across the barriers in the stands at Telekom Center Athens. A second video shows Marinakis surrounded by five people and being kept apart from a second group of individuals.The footage does not show who the Greek shipping magnate appears to be arguing with, but local media reported it to be Grigoris Dimitriadis, the nephew of and a former advisor to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Videos from the Euroleague final were posted from Dimitriadis’ Instagram account on Sunday.A spokesperson for Marinakis declined to comment.Marinakis, who also owns Olympiacos, was in attendance at the weekend’s game to watch his Olympiacos side beat Real Madrid 92-85 — the team’s first Euroleague title in 13 years.Nottingham Forest also concluded their Premier League campaign on Sunday, drawing 1-1 with Bournemouth to confirm a 16th-place finish.Former Olympiacos head coach Vitor Pereira ultimately steered the club to safety this season after being appointed Forest’s fourth separate permanent head coach of the campaign. The Athletic reported in May Forest are planning to hand Pereira a new long-term deal.
