Basketballs lack of popularity in the UK relative to the rest of Europe

[Connor]

Some of you lot needs to get down to your local netball court on a Sunday morning.

@bigbadjeff

 

[Buckers]

Interesting. Would have thought table tennis

Me too?

 

[Moomin]

Interesting. Would have thought table tennis

That must be the most played sport in China by a mile.

 

[roydo]

That must be the most played sport in China by a mile.

Snooker is massive there.

 

[Moomin]

Snooker is massive there.

Yes, remember a few years back Barry Hearn talking about Snooker in China.

Just a shame a lot of its ranked players have recently been caught match fixing.

 

[roydo]

Yes, remember a few years back Barry Hearn talking about Snooker in China.

Just a shame a lot of its ranked players have recently been caught match fixing.

That right? Divvies.

 

[wm02]

Are there many basketball courts in the UK?
When I lived in Germany, basketball was fairly popular but courts were sparse

 

[Moomin]

That right? Divvies.

Yan suspended from tour amid match-fixing probe

Former Masters champion Yan Bingtao is suspended from the World Snooker Tour as part of an ongoing investigation into match-fixing.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[roydo]

Are there many basketball courts in the UK?
When I lived in Germany, basketball was fairly popular but courts were sparse

I dont follow it, at all, but the owner of Bristol City, Bristol Rugby, and the Bristol basketball team has built a decent sized court at Ashton Gate for the team. So they must play someone most weeks.

I reckon its more popular than we think, it just has zippo commercial appeal, compared to many other sports.

 

[longers]

Are there many basketball courts in the UK?
When I lived in Germany, basketball was fairly popular but courts were sparse

Plenty around central london