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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

British basketball chaos continues as Fiba suspends BBF and bans men’s team

A Great Britain  player and basketball
Great Britain are the first men’s team to be suspended by Fiba since Russia and Belarus were kicked out. Photograph: Milad Payami/FIBA/Getty Images

The British Basketball Federation has been suspended by the global body Fiba and the British men’s team banned from international competition in a dramatic move that has put the sport’s funding under threat.

The Guardian has learned that Fiba has had talks with UK ­government officials about the suspension, which is likely to have implications on the government’s financial support for British ­basketball to the tune of £4.75m over the next four years.

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