A raucous, fiery atmosphere at the O2 Arena welcomed the two best teams in the country - the European trailblazers of London taking on the dominant domestic dynasty in Leciester. This is British basketball in 2022.
Sure, there were dunk contests, kiss cams and dance troupes to help make the game carry a prominent American air to it. Don’t be fooled though, the 15,824 in attendance were certainly there to see basketball - and they got it with an enthralling match filled with exceptional players and extraordinary moments that will undoubtedly go down in British basketball history.
London’s Dirk Williams almost set the crowd alight with a nasty step back three, and the American would have blown the roof off the O2 Arena had he connected on an alley-oop moments later. One Chris Tawiah dunk and an Isaiah Reese fadeaway later, and the 15,000 packed into the venue hit fever pitch.
