Overview

• Following a taskforce review, FIBA temporarily removed the BBF’s authority to license or recognize national men’s competitions and to field a men’s team in senior events.
• The FIBA Taskforce is authorized to work directly with domestic stakeholders and the UK government to design an interim framework for top-tier men’s competitions.
• UK Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock said she is deeply concerned and pledged government cooperation on the interim plan.
• The dispute stems from the BBF’s April award of a 15-year league license to GBB League Ltd, led by Marshall Glickman, which nine Super League Basketball clubs rejected and challenged in the High Court.
• The GB women’s team is unaffected by the sanction, and the BBF confirmed chairman Chris Grant has resigned citing personal reasons.