Wellington’s Saints finish the National Basketball League regular season with an unbeaten record at home, sitting at the top of the table with 14 wins over 4 losses. Media coverage: small story inside back page of newspaper, no art.
Meanwhile, the Auckland Stars get kicked out of the playoffs because they didn’t pay their league fee.
Just six years ago we finished fourth in the basketball world championships, and now we’re stumbling around in the very definition of amateur league. Man.