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 [...]
London Lions tap pyramids experts for new basketball arena plans July 3, 2025 The London Lions have appointed consultancies whose clients include the pyramids of Giza, the Eden Project and Formula 1 to help draw up plans for their new basketball arena. The Super League Basketball club have engaged The Sports Consultancy, which has worked with F1, the Football Association and the NFL, and Trivandi, whose projects have [...]
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 [...]
Sir Keith Mills backs rival British basketball league GBBL May 14, 2025 The proposed operator of a controversial new British basketball league, GBBL, has announced heavyweight backing from Sir Keith Mills and hopes to establish teams in London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh. Mills, a key figure in securing and running the London 2012 Olympics, and US fund WestRiver Group have been named partners of GBBL, which was [...]
London Lions CEO Lenz Balan: ‘I’ve made mistakes. I’m doing all I can to give back’ May 13, 2025 It would have been little surprise if last summer proved the last that British basketball heard of Lenz Balan and the London Lions. CEO Balan was a vice-president at former owner 777 Partners, whose now notorious collapse led to the club falling into administration and the league going bust almost a year ago and, for [...]