'Heartbreaking, frustrating, debilitating' - Marc Steutel on Great Britain being banned by Fiba
Hearing your country has been banned from competition is not the ideal way to prepare for a World Cup qualifier.
Just last month head coach Marc Steutel feared his players' international careers were over when Great Britain were suspended by basketball's world governing body Fiba.
It followed governance failures after the British Basketball Federation (BBF) went into liquidation.
After weeks of turmoil, Great Britain were eventually cleared to play Thursday's scheduled tie with Lithuania.
