London Lions CEO: We’d love to be in NBA Europe but we have a reason to exist anyway Sport Business London Lions CEO Lenz Balan on the club’s NBA Europe ambitions and the challenges of making British basketball financially sustainable. “I’m, like, an irrational optimist,” says London Lions CEO Lenz Balan as he explains why he views the impending arrival of an NBA Europe team on his patch as an opportunity, not a threat. The [...]
NBA Europe an exciting opportunity for Super League Basketball, says chair Sport Business The NBA’s creation of new teams in London and Manchester for its planned European venture is “an exciting opportunity” for Super League Basketball, says interim chair Sanjay Bhandari. The two teams are expected to play in both NBA Europe and SLB, the top-tier domestic competition, potentially offering a major boost to the profile of the [...]
Manchester Basketball to rival Man City and United for NBA Europe franchise Sport Business The owners of Manchester’s Super League Basketball team are in talks over a bid, backed by private equity or sovereign wealth, for the city’s planned NBA Europe franchise. President Ben Pierson told CityAM that their experience in operating professional teams in Manchester and neutrality to its partisan football scene could be assets in the [...]
British Basketball Federation ignored warnings before liquidation, says SLB owner November 17, 2025 The owner of Manchester Basketball has accused the British Basketball Federation of failing to heed the warning of Super League Basketball clubs before its collapse into liquidation. The governing body, which was responsible for running the Great Britain national teams and securing UK Sport funding for its elite programmes, appointed an insolvency firm last week. [...]
British Basketball Federation set to go into administration, say sources November 14, 2025 The British Basketball Federation, the sport’s national governing body, is expected to go into administration imminently, multiple sources have told CityAM. It is understood that many of the BBF’s duties will be transferred to Basketball England and that the ban on British referees officiating in competitions run by world governing body Fiba has been [...]
British Basketball Federation and SLB clubs welcome Fiba intervention September 15, 2025 The British Basketball Federation and Super League Basketball clubs have welcomed Fiba’s decision to establish a taskforce to help resolve the bitter dispute splitting the sport. World governing body Fiba has intervened following months of civil war over the British professional game, which has plunged the future of the club game into uncertainty. In a [...]
British basketball at war: How can BBF and SLB bloody battle be resolved? July 4, 2025 British basketball is no stranger to turmoil but even by its warped standards the raging civil war between SLB clubs and governing body the BBF is extraordinary. At its heart is a power struggle for the right to run the domestic league. But it also involves claims of dishonesty, mission creep, vindictiveness and outright illegality [...]
British Basketball Federation could face second lawsuit in row with clubs July 2, 2025 The embattled British Basketball Federation (BBF) could face a second round of legal action after the owners of Manchester Basketball warned they are still considering joining Super League Basketball (SLB) in suing the governing body. Manchester Basketball chiefs have been left dismayed by the BBF’s decision last month to effectively block their participation in next [...]
British basketball’s civil war heads for courts as SLB sues BBF June 23, 2025 British basketball’s civil war is heading for the courts after Super League Basketball (SLB) formally began legal action against the British Basketball Federation (BBF). SLB has instructed Magic Circle law firm Freshfields to commence proceedings in response to what it believes are the BBF’s latest attempts to prevent it from operating. It comes after the [...]