'I am not prepared to destroy my sport for a gesture that will have no impact'

The Irish body has spelled out the consequences of a moral stand: fines of up to €180,000 and five years in the wilderness for the international women’s team.

Basketball Ireland CEO John Feehan pictured at the launch of the Basketball Ireland 5 Year Strategic Plan. Pic credit: Laszlo Geczo, Inpho.

Ireland’s delayed and rearranged EuroBasket qualifier against Israel won’t be the only game in town when the countries meet in Riga’s Rimi Olympic Center tomorrow evening.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul will face Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season game – the first ever in Latvia - at a much larger Arena Riga that sits across the street just as the other game winds down.