Having played professional basketball in five countries, including spells at three NBA franchises, John Amaechi would appear better qualified than most to comment on the state of the sport in this country. So when he describes the nine Super League Basketball clubs as a “cartel” who churn out “sewage”, any interested parties are likely to listen – including the sports minister, Stephanie Peacock, who last week received a letter that included similar sentiments from Amaechi.
Peacock has become involved, as the battle for control of British basketball has escalated to civil war. All nine SLB clubs have begun legal proceedings against the sport’s governing body, the British Basketball Federation, which last week signed a 15-year agreement with an American consortium called GBBL to operate a new men’s professional league from next year.
