Michael Jordan returned to TV screens across America last night for the launch of a new NBA season that had fans all over the world giddy with excitement. Here in the UK the sport is in chaos... again, after the GB men’s team was banned from global sport.

Gabby & Mark are joined by Prof. John Amaechi - psychologist, author and also the first Brit to make it to the NBA to discuss how the civil war could be stunting the growth of UK talent. It might be a while before we get our Michael Jordan.

Plus, a fierce debate in the studio as they put the big questions to the men who have led the two warring sides in Sanjay Bhandari - Chair of Super League Basketball, and Chris Grant - who stepped down this month as Chair of the governing body, British Basketball Federation.

Please note that the British Basketball Federation's suspension applies to men's 5v5 professional basketball only.

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