Darragh and Conor O’Sullivan: The Cork basketball stars living their American dream

When the world went into lockdown last March, Darragh and Conor O’Sullivan found themselves stranded in the US. But thanks to the hospitality of others, the basketball players been able to continue living their American dream

Darragh O'Sullivan, left, in practice with Florida Tech, Conor O'Sullivan, right, in action for Southern College.

Every athlete and family has their own story about where they were and what they did last March upon realising their world was going into lockdown but for hoopsters like the O’Sullivans it was one especially mad scramble trying to keep their heads above water.

One day Darragh and Conor O’Sullivan were in their respective student dorms, watching in bafflement the Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert touch every microphone at a press conference; then the next, Gobert was testing positive for the coronavirus he’d mocked, prompting the NBA to order spectators at the Jazz’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder back out the doors of the arena and shut down the whole league.