Basketball: Sean Flood forewarned of Cypriot passion ahead of EuroBasket opener

Point guard Sean Flood flew out to join Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia where he got a baptism of fire

Sean Flood

Ireland are expecting a hostile reception in Nicosia this evening when they take on Cyprus in the opening game of their EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers (5pm).

But among the Ireland squad is a player who knows that things will be positively warm and cuddly compared to his own eye-opening introduction to local basketball a few months ago.