Discontent in Irish basketball as distraught Belfast Star forced to withdraw from title chase

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The fallout from Belfast Star's withdrawal from the Men’s Super League has deepened with many basketball clubs in disagreement with the ruling that forced the northerners out of the championship.

Basketball Ireland chiefs said the decision was made after the club's officials realised that 'an inadvertent error' was made in the registration of Max Cooper who joined Star from the United States.