It was one of the great sporting storylines of the weekend - the junior Tall Blacks managed to punch above their weight and finish fourth in the U19 Basketball World Cip.

But it didn't come cheap. Each of the players had to stump up $5000 to cover the cost of the tournament.

Basketball NZ acting CEO Belinda Edwards spoke to Elliott Smith on Sportstalk about whether our system for funding sport in NZ needs a re-think.

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It was one of the great sporting storylines of the weekend - the junior Tall Blacks managed to punch above their weight and finish fourth in the U19 Basketball World Cip.
But it didn't come cheap. Each of the players had to stump up $5000 to cover the cost of the tournament.
Basketball NZ acting CEO Belinda Edwards spoke to Elliott Smith on Sportstalk about whether our system for funding sport in NZ needs a re-think.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Belinda Edwards: Basketball NZ acting CEO on the costs of sending the junior Tall Blacks to the U19 Basketball World Cup

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