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Lebanese basketball is keeping its head down, hoping that the Israeli storm will pass as quickly as possible

Temporarily postponed until December, the championship has suffered a high-risk setback for the future of a sport that has become one of the rare vectors of national pride.

Lebanese basketball is keeping its head down, hoping that the Israeli storm will pass as quickly as possible

Marvin Sarkis (left) in action during a league match between Champville and NSA, during the 2023/2024 season of the Lebanese championship. (Photo provided by Marvin Sarkis to L'Orient-Le Jour)

"I'm trying to convince myself that the season will start again in a month or two, but it's impossible to plan ahead. Since I returned to France, I've been completely torn, because my head has been in Lebanon." On the other end of the line, Marvin...
"I'm trying to convince myself that the season will start again in a month or two, but it's impossible to plan ahead. Since I returned to France, I've been completely torn, because my head has been in Lebanon." On the other end of the line, Marvin...