UK Sport funding under threat after Fiba bans GB men’s team

The British Basketball Federation has been suspended by the global body Fiba and the British men’s team banned from international competition in a dramatic move that has put the sport’s funding under threat.

- Matt Hughes

The Guardian has learned that Fiba has had talks with UK government officials about the suspension, which is likely to have implications on the government’s financial support for British basketball to the tune of £4.75m over the next four years.