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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

Rival league forges ahead in fresh twist to British basketball’s civil war

Leicester Riders celebrate winning the Super League Basketball final last weekend.
Leicester Riders celebrate winning the Super League Basketball final last weekend. But will they be part of the league next year? Photograph: Leicester Riders

The machinations over football’s European Super League feel like a distant threat compared with the civil war in British basketball between the top-flight clubs and the sport’s governing body.

Leicester Riders claimed a record-equalling seventh Super League Basketball title in the final on Sunday against Newcastle Eagles at a packed O2 Arena, but it is unclear whether the league will even take place next season.

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