Basketball felt like my salvation (Picture: Chris Pearson)When I was 12 years old, my parents sent me to boarding school because of disruptive behaviour at home. Basketball felt like my salvation. It’s a terrible shame that a young British basketball player’s primary ambition is always to get out of the country. We also know that basketball specifically appeals to communities where such problems are rife due to historic disadvantage. MORE : Basketball players give their tips on dealing with delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) as we return to gymsMORE : Meet Lilo – the Corgi who can throw basketball trick shotsMORE : British teenager who was paralysed from waist down defies odds and becomes basketball star

Source: Metro April 29, 2021 11:48 UTC