Kieran Shannon: Celtics delirium a wakeup call to the magic of a hoops weekend

It's a shame that multitudes have never taken in or even known of a national league basketball game in some gym near to them.

Limerick Celtics' Abdul Wurie Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

We weren’t going to go. Up to a few hours before tip-off we hadn’t even thought to go.

There was enough sport on the box and online and we’d already been at a few games that morning from coaching or playing. We’re all creatures of habit and taking in national league basketball in the flesh was one we hadn’t got back into, even though the season is now two months old with autumn having quietly morphed into winter. Just like your standard league weekend, we could follow the first round of the Cup from the comfort of the couch, on an app, or the governing body’s streaming service.