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I've never heard anything about anybody playing basketball From the UK. So this got no choice, but to be hilarious That's what I'm thinking like y'all don't really hoop out there y'all be playing football and rugby and cricket Like y'all don't really be you know, man plays for the Raptors So it's one In 1999 the British basketball league was the potential front-runner for becoming a European powerhouse Having sponsors like Persia Budweiser and Playboy with over 11,000 fans and attendants that year the Manchester Giants would host the Sheffield Sharks Ha ha ha ha The Manchester Giants versus Sheffield Sharks. That's every that's funny. Okay Coaching the Sharks was current NBA head coach Chris Fidge of the Minnesota Timberlake Oh, okay, and coaching the Manchester Giants was Nick Nurse Nick Nurse? Wow, okay Former NBA champ, former coach of the year and former All-Star head coach Many have described that year for being the pinnacle of British article The Giants would go on to win and following that year the league would reach a 22 million pound deal with the prestigious NTL TV network Exactly what the league needed to solidify itself at the top spot But okay, y'all got a league where they secured a 22 million dollar lead That sounds like a bad investment because don't y'all gotta pay like a TV tax and ain't nobody really watching basketball Back in these days the 90s Football was at an all-time great level Steve Nash is from the UK. No, he's not. He's from Australia, isn't he? OG L and Obi is like where's he not from the UK? Then two years later NTL would file for bankruptcy. Hmm. I'm I Name is Rotimi. I love basketball. I love to talk basketball I hope one day you can share that same love for basketball as I here we have a list of all the All-Stars since 2010 who are America and Here are a list of those. That's a British Lil dang Luau dang Didn't know that Got that right. Luau dang two-time NBA All-Star and an all-defensive second team member is the most successful British basketball player making him the UK's basketball go Now we can talk about Luau dang and how he was once the UK's richest sportsman in nesting his way to a back But that is a completely different video. He really did finesse the Bulls Rose getting paid for like 10 years after You would think having a two-time NBA All-Star the UK basketball scene would be popular and you aren't wrong a Study looking at 18 to 35 year olds have concluded that basket I'm gonna let you know right now. There's nobody in the UK From front to back from C to signing C that could beat me in basketball not one person. I'm willing to Whatever y'all want to do It was the second most popular sport in the UK as on average 14% of the UK's population Play it once a week To many Brits, it was surprising. I'm sure they've never heard this step before But it was surprising even more that it's as popular as netball and cricket It was surprising even more that it's as popular as netball And I've been seeing this around to Netball, what is this? What is this like volleyball and basketball you can travel you can like this is like volleyball basketball and chess all in one Like what is this and cricket? But those sports get more coverage Not to mention Basketball is more popular than rugby and still gets less coverage than the barbaric gentlemen sport So if basketball is so popular, why is the British basketball then and why are they asking for a monetary bailout? And why don't we have more British NBA basketball players? We've got one issue to you and that's the retention of talent Noo Deng is a prime example of this. I'm stiff And every day life because of basketball So I'm I walk like this I move like I move because of basketball But on the court. Oh, I'm regular Not stiff at all pause Born in Sudan He would migrate to the UK and at the age of 12 he was playing for the Brixton basketball team He would go on to represent the UK at the age of 13 and at full team He would find himself in America for the rest of his development before university at Duke and then the NBA Another example Common spurs point guard Jeremy Sohan will start basketball with the MK Trojans in Milton Keynes Jeremy Sohan He's not a point guard is he We'll start basketball with the MK Trojans in Milton Keynes Then playing in Southampton College He would rep both the British and Polish national teams showcasing his talents to the world and just like that Once the world saw him they snatched him and Britain let him go He would play in Indiana at high school, but that would stop due to COVID Then he went to Germany to play basketball Before university at Baylor and getting drafted by the And then I don't do shoot with one hand for a name that you will not know I wonder how many of you guys know the Cameron Hildreth UK basketball player He went to vision one to wait for us and got retweeted By Kevin Durant because of this spin move Hildreth weaving through spins and scores Because of this spin move Hildreth Jump stop Into a reverse spin Shot and that is tough This is the talent we are letting Disappear off into the sunset The benefits of keeping talent in the UK means there's more homegrown support and the benefit that continues to go on in the UK Iron sharpens iron and if our iron keeps getting stolen we can't sharpen our iron But what if we can't afford to sharpen our iron? Funding Funding has been a huge issue since the NTO went bankrupt After they were picked up by ITV But they would soon void the contract resulting in fans losing televised UK basketball The issue of funding can be explained from two levels at grassroots level and elite level The definition of the grassroots The ordinary people in a society or an organization at grassroots level 14% of the UK population find themselves playing basketball once a week and of those individuals Once a week that's crazy. I know a mirror when I was coming up every day eight nine hours a day It's stated that 70% of those playing basketball are from a black asian minority ethnic background Just over 90% of the population or minimum wage in the UK are of a black asian minority ethnic background The numbers basically say that basketball caters towards that community But those in that community can't afford to fund the sport at grassroots level If anything basketball in the UK relies on the funding of the elite Basketball in Nuremberg East London has been directly related to the drop in knife crime of 46 percent I ain't never even seen a court in the UK Like a basketball court not in a tv show not in a city nightlife walk around nothing Which shows that basketball has a positive social impact on society making it a safer place So why is it when they ask for a one million pound bailout? They reject it the elites won't say it But I will Maybe it's a class issue Who are the elites? The richest most powerful Best educated or best trained group in society When the chairman chris ground asked for funding He was told that basketball does not win enough medals and that basketball is too niche in a sport Hmm Here we have three of the most It is That's crazy Here we have I wrote a horse before pause I just wanted to let that be at three of them. I kept that to myself post niche English sports in the UK Sailing which received 5.4 million Equestrian Which received three million in funding And shooting Which received they call horseback riding an equestrian That sounds like a like a marvel character Not a sport equestrian is crazy 1.5 million pounds And here we have basketball 500 000 pounds Guns are banned in the UK and shooting receives more money Is basketball more niche than owning a horse or a boat an outdated vehicle and a non land vehicle? Maybe I'm missing something could they mean a niche crowd? Potentially but as discussed basketball is as popular as cricket in the UK Maybe it's the mark so it really be people out there hooping, huh? All right I need to see like a park takeover in the UK is when I react to it. It's like I don't believe it really that's too sweet But when the NBA comes to the UK not only do the tickets set out under an hour That's they fill up the O2 arena 20 000 seats All the signs are pointing to a lack of elite support But the elite say they don't get funding unless they win medals But without the support, how can basketball win medals? It just doesn't make any sense to me I wonder if this could ever be changed In recent years the bbl received seven million pounds in funding from betting 777 to own a 46 percent stake in the league Could this be the spark of a potential investment pump? Not too long ago. OG Onanobi of the Toronto Raptors invested into the London Lions basketball team to become a minority stake owner Could he transform the Euro league team and raise the british profile? No It's the answer No, we can He doesn't play for a high profile enough team Um, like no, it's just no Could the bbl find a benefactor to revive the league or a group of investors that could help bring British basketball to the main stage Or could we one day see adam silva Expand into a major european city bringing basketball back to life with the expansion of the mba into london The mba have launched junior programs and like like a team Coaching programs to help develop talent in the uk Could this help facilitate the growth of the uk's basketball population help retain the talent that we already have Time will tell as we have established the elite have a major role to play And at the moment the harsh truth is this is all yet to happen and british basketball has a long way to go Thank you very much for tuning in. Please like and comment. There's no hoopers in the uk. I'll stand by that. Please show me Tag me in the video