- Super League clubs are unhappy with BBF’s plans
- GBB League deal puts £4.75m public funding at risk
The sports minister, Stephanie Peacock, has asked the government body responsible for elite funding, UK Sport, to investigate allegations of unlawful tender made against the British Basketball Federation. On Wednesday, the BBF signed a 15-year agreement with an American consortium to operate a new men’s professional league from 2026.
The existing nine Super League Basketball clubs are deeply unhappy with the BBF’s plans for the sport. The Sheffield Sharks owner, Vaughn Millette, wrote to the government on their behalf in February after the BBF had entered exclusive negotiations with Marshall Glickman’s GBB League Ltd (GBBL), to outline their concerns.
Super League clubs are unhappy with BBF’s plansGBB League deal puts £4.75m public funding at riskThe sports minister, Stephanie Peacock, has asked the government body responsible for elite funding, UK Sport, to investigate allegations of unlawful tender made against the British Basketball Federation. On Wednesday, the BBF signed a 15-year agreement with an American consortium to operate a new men’s professional league from 2026.The existing nine Super League Basketball clubs are deeply unhappy with the BBF’s plans for the sport. The Sheffield Sharks owner, Vaughn Millette, wrote to the government on their behalf in February after the BBF had entered exclusive negotiations with Marshall Glickman’s GBB League Ltd (GBBL), to outline their concerns. Continue reading…
