London Lions

London Lions
London Lions

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About team London Lions

London Lions are a British professional basketball team based in Stratford, East London, England, and compete in the British Basketball League as well as the EuroCup.

The team was originally founded in 1977 as the Hemel Hempstead Lakers, and was previously based in Hemel Hempstead, Watford and notably Milton Keynes, where they were known as Milton Keynes Lions. The Lions relocated to London in 2012 and play its home games at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as well as occasional EuroCup matches at Wembley Arena.

In 2017, the Lions launched a women's team into the Women's British Basketball League after partnering with and rebranding the existing Barking Abbey Crusaders team as the London Lions.

London Lions is owned by 777 Partners. 777 Partners also purchased 45% of the British Basketball League (BBL) for £7m in December 2021. The balance of BBL is owned by the 10 clubs that compete in the BBL, including London, therefore, effectively 777 controls the BBL


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