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BT Sport to broadcast the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup in the UK and Ireland

BT Sport will broadcast all games played by the London Lions, as well as semifinals do-or-die showdowns and the most crucial moment of the season, the 7DAYS EuroCup Final.

Rachel Knight, sports rights director, BT Sport, said: "We are looking forward to bringing British basketball fans more coverage of European club basketball, including the London Lions' bid to win the 7DAYS EuroCup."

BT Sport broadcasts in the UK and Republic of Ireland, offering five linear TV channels, six interactive BT Sport Extra channels, and is available on BT TV, Sky, Virgin Media and Talk Talk. BT Sport is also available online and via the App, on mobile and large-screen devices, and operates the pay-per-view channel BT Sport Box Office.

"We are delighted to welcome BT to our family of broadcasters," Alex Ferrer Kristjansson, Euroleague Basketball Marketing and Communication Senior Director, said. "Together with the addition of London Lions to the roster of 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup teams, it was of high priority to find the right partner that would allow us to bring this content to the biggest number of fans possible and help us grow the appeal for professional basketball in the UK. BT is the perfect fit to achieve that."

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational activities, led by the One Team program, in alignment with the United Nations Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. On the academic side, the EB Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.