See Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka and the Oklahoma City Thunder take on Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner and the Philadelphia 76ers on October 8th at the Manchester Arena in the first ever NBA pre-season game in Manchester. You'll want to be there!

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.

For the past few months I have been working on a radio documentary on the British Basketball scene to be broadcast on The New SUNSET Radio. The programme is now available to listen on YouTube. Any feedback will be gratefully received.

Leicester Riders have made their first huge step in building their squad for the 2013/14 season, by re-signing the Molten BBL Player of the Season, Drew Sullivan.

On Sunday The City of Sheffield Hatters completed a clean sweep of the the trophies in the Women's game and they did it going unbeaten through the whole season. mikeshaft.com says CONGRATULATIONS to one of the greatest franchises in British Sport.

Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders produced a superb defensive performance to win the BBL Play-off Final 68-57 against Newcastle Eagles, completing a treble after lifting the BBL Cup and BBL Championship trophies earlier in the season.

The final piece of BBL silverware will be decided at Wembley Arena on Sunday afternoon as Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders face Newcastle Eagles in the BBL play-off final.

Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles will meet in the BBL Championship play-off final at Wembley on Sunday after comfortable semi-final victories over the weekend.

Great Britain national team and Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders' star Drew Sullivan has been named the British Basketball League MVP for a second time in his career.

Rob Paternostro has been voted Molten BBL Coach of the Year for the 2012-13 season after leading Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders to a famous BBL Cup and Championship double.