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Ireland women's basketball team refuse to shake hands with Israel (www.bbc.com)

submitted 9 months ago by MarcoPOLO to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There was a controversy over would they boycott the game or not.

The guy who manages women's basketball in the coutnry said a boycott would get us fined €180,000, make us basketball pariahs, and accomplish nothing. I don't particularly take a side on that but I put on the game for a minute and we were getting thumped.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Getting thumped because of 4 injuries and 5 players refusing to play against Israel. A boycott would have achieved a lot more. The fine would be nothing compared to the attention it would have received.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Attention doesn't pay 180k tho