Paul Sleem
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One of our favourite people on BBC Radio Manchester's Sunday Breakfast is Becky Silver. Becky comes in on a regular basis to present our 'Thought for the Week'. Her stories are always joyous. Some time ago she told the story of a very good friend of mine, Paul Sleem. I asked her if I could use it on mikeshaft.com. Thankfully she said yes!
The BBL Championship is the flagship competition of the British Basketball League and features all member teams playing a 33-game regular season, from September to April. Matches are played according to FIBA rules and games consist of four-quarters of 10 minutes each. Two points are awarded for a win, with overtime used if the score is tied at the final buzzer – unlimited numbers of 5-minute overtime periods are played until one team is ahead when a period ends.
Well last Sunday morning the alarm went off at 4:30 as per usual and I got up had a shower, jumped in the car and headed for BBC Radio Manchester to present the Sunday Breakfast programme. As usual the car radio was on Radio 5Live and it was then that I learned of the death of Whitney Houston. To put it mildly I was shocked.