Shattered backboard forces b/ball match to be rescheduled

Power Meeting-Director of Sports Christopher (3rd from left) Jones in discussions with members of the Suriname and Guyana Management teams as well as the officials following the discovery of the broken backboard caused by a dunk from Suriname’s Xavier Nassy at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall

Yesterday’s second male basketball fixture between Guyana and Suriname was rescheduled for today after the glass on one of the backboards was shattered by Suriname’s Xavier Nassy during a warmup dunk.

The incident occurred with less than five minutes remaining in the traditional warmup for the two teams.