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The immediate priority for the sport was to enable Team GB to compete in the November international window.
Basketball England worked with the SLB to deliver the fixture against Lithuania, while other stakeholders – such as British Sport and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – are involved in charting a way forward.
Lasker believes this chaotic moment could be a turning point.
With the NBA looking to launch a new league in Europe in 2027, including potential franchises in London and Manchester, he says the opportunity is “enormous”.
“It gives the sport an opportunity to press the reset button and build a solid foundation,” the American added.
“If we take advantage of this opportunity, British basketball could flourish quickly. If we don’t, we may never get another opportunity like this.”
Sanjay Bhandari, SLB’s interim president, says lessons need to be learned, acknowledging that the crisis “demonstrates the dangers and dangers of inadequate governance challenge” and that the sport needs a governance review.
Stuteel agrees that change is necessary, adding: “We need people who can move the sport forward in terms of performance, commercially, managerially and financially.”
But what’s more pressing is that his team has a game to play.
The ugly saga has been worrying for the players, but England goalkeeper Josh Ward-Hibbert believes it will not affect their performance against Lithuania.
“You hear voices of uncertainty within the federation and the league – it can be worrying,” he said. “But you’re just trying to control what you can.
“Everyone understands where we are as a group and is giving everything they can to move the national team forward.”
Given the major concerns earlier this month, even making the match is already progress.
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