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Basketball may not return to Gloucestershire until April

Covid 19 has caused severe problems for grassroots sports around Gloucestershire and the UK with prolonged periods without training or competitive play.   Many clubs have also suffered serious financial losses due to a lack of ticket sales and ongoing matches.  But Basketball in Gloucestershire has taken a particularly bad hit due to the necessity of playing the sport indoors.   Several clubs in […]

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James Harden unable to attend first Houston Rockets’ practice due to COVID-19 protocols

Houston Rockets’ star-player James Harden made Instagram posts which showed him attending rapper Lil Baby’s 26th birthday party, breaking the NBA’s COVID-19 guidelines. Stephen Silas, Rockets’ newly appointed Head Coach, was expecting Harden to attend an individual practice on Sunday but Harden didn’t turn up, the Rockets’ guard has not been in recent contact with […]

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Grassroots basketball ‘decimated’ by Covid says Gloucester Knights manager

Manager of the Gloucester Knight’s and UOG Raiders coach Ian Greaves believes it will be difficult for grassroots basketball to recover after it being ‘decimated’ by Covid 19.  Clubs have not been allowed to play competitively since September with many in the Gloucestershire area losing access to sports halls and leisure centres with little warning.   Greaves thinks the government need to do more to ensure […]