‘Competitive’: How Lebanon’s thriving basketball league is fueling national team ambitions
DUBAI: Lebanon’s basketball season has just concluded with a thrilling Game Seven between Sagesse and Al-Riyadi, providing a fitting finale to a fiercely competitive campaign and another reminder of the sport’s enduring popularity in the country.
For Lebanese basketball great and former Sagesse captain Sabah Khoury, the championship race also highlighted something bigger: the role the domestic league is playing in the national team’s success.
“It showed just how competitive Lebanese basketball is right now,” Khoury told Arab News.
He pointed to the Final Four as further evidence of the league’s depth, with several teams capable of challenging at a high level.
