Behind-the-scenes at Ovie Soko's BBL debut for London Lions

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Sky Sports went behind-the-scenes at Ovie Soko's BBL debut for London Lions and caught up with some of his Love Island friends.
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[@MrMenace3210]

Gotta respect Ovie and Tommy for actually having something real to do before and after the TV show!

[@Simonmc78]

Greg and the Irish rugby 7s also

[@blakebamgbose2572]

And Michael is a firefighter...Curtis is a dancer. Every one of them has jobs

[@067901322]

Blake Bamgbose and then there’s Tommy’s girl who is an “instagram influencer”

[@thegamingspotlightch]

Blake Bamgbose no I think he means tommy and ovie are going back to what they did but I think most of the other quit there normal jobs and are just relying on the 15 minutes of fame to land them new opportunities

[@MrMenace3210]

@@thegamingspotlightch well said!

[@dayko1329]

Editor did an amazing job making the Copper Box Look like the Staples Centre. Love the Lions but we need a lot more support and funding for the BBL

[@splash90s68]

Day Ko big facts

[@tn4184]

Agreed

[@charlesssf.4644]

Boxing is big in the UK but not basketball

[@yianni2267]

did not know there was a basketball league in Britain, in schools basketball especially in England there is no funding, no school teams or mentions of basketball being a career for anyone

[@lewisprice2743]

Elovate extra most high schools have basketball

[@franktaylor6900]

Bless ovie for putting British basketball on the map😭

[@finncarter1083]

Respect OG Anunoby please.

[@ayj1166]

Tf

[@tomlinson828]

UTV

[@JYMAHJAMES]

@@finncarter1083 He's got an American accent, not sure he counts

[@ShootingPlatinum]

JΛMΛ are u dumb 😂he’s got a London accent, that’s how we speak in London you American reject

[@Fightookaishii]

Happy seeing that the BBL and basketball in the UK is getting some press

[@goankmahdi2022]

About time

[@user-vr3nb3bt7q]

Most of then came just to see ovie

[@jaycollis2956]

Its not mate

[@wealthy5702]

Jonathon is ZA BEST JOESTAR! The Brazilian butt lifts are always getting press...you seen the girls on insta?

[@Aeimnestus]

He was in the NBA Draft Once, he didnt get selected though.

[@jarrellabram]

Glad my guys back hooping good to see love island really didn’t change him like other people

[@Rk-xx1sg]

Imagine if it was a women who was.playing basketball and all these men came only to say she's fitter in real life 😂😂😂this is too funny man

[@tchallawoah7410]

Init can you imagine 😂😂😂😂

[@hooperfam6135]

😂😂😂

[@tchallawoah7410]

Imagine men put up a petition stating we feel Ovie has been sexualised by the women at this game 😂😂 people would think we are mad. But if women did it would be world news 😂😂 funny how this world is.

[@phantom8699]

@@tchallawoah7410 so fucked aha

[@Sleeping_soundzz]

So flipping true

[@DKDouglus]

Imagine Liangelo joined and teamed up with Ovie

[@Mannygup]

Nam Chau just thought it aswel

[@lkmuni9355]

that would be good publicity for the bbl

[@tubegamerx7028]

Will never happen 😂

[@halimmimo2555]

Hes going to the NBA i don't think it will happen

[@nelsonkuria4086]

Halim Mimo 🤨🤨 do u know what ur talking about. He went undrafted in 2018

[@talk2s5061X]

Amber wants it

[@alfieboom2604]

Sean Edwards uno 😂

[@elijahoye8216]

Sean Edwards bro she doesn’t even like black guys🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@talk2s5061X]

elijah oye so is she just there for the cameras?

[@elijahoye8216]

Sean Edwards she’s there to watch her FRIEND play a basketball game

[@talk2s5061X]

elijah oye she is in denial

[@tigersharkgaming8597]

Ovie and Amber’s friendship is pure gold

[@nyeeezy]

yewande looks good

[@phatzlindo5652]

Ovies actually nice, he’s one of the best in the uk

[@metroboomin4981]

He dropped 22 points but I only saw 1 bucket and a free throw smh

[@supbape]

Metro Boomin your point

[@metroboomin4981]

supbape use your head

[@christmasvibes3115]

Wat bbl mean

[@mrtrapgiddy463]

You gotta Thank love island didn’t even know the uk had a basketball league 😂😂

[@aswidit3493]

Mrtrap Giddy wallahi trus 😂

[@THERAAMBODX]

If Gelo and ovie where together the team would be goatly

[@zkrhmn]

In the same way that the MLS is miles off the PL in quality, it's the same for bbl and the NBA, in 2014 Ovie went into the NBA draft and didn't get picked up, that's not a bad thing bc a lot of undrafted players have still been signed and successful, looks a top guy nothing against him but just for those who don't know, they wouldn't rly cut it in the NBA.

[@zkrhmn]

@Thomas vanDyke ehhh I can't say out the gate bc I haven't seen him play that much, but teams pick up unsigned players all the time if need be, and if an NBA team hasn't signed him since he went undrafted back then, maybe he could do a job somewhere but not cut out for that level

[@Markelarani]

@Thomas vanDyke I'd say he's not, he was an average player in the ACB. But you never know, Royce O'Neal was average at best in the ACB and now he is a solid role player in Utah...

[@jonasjackson3928]

Didn’t know Joe from the CyberNerds played basketball.

[@masterroshi9086]

i was shcoked when i saw him lool

[@marcusrashford9959]

Jonah De Laet i was so confused when I saw him aha

[@tn4184]

He's actually good. I was there.

[@reidoliver9842]

T N no one asked

[@tn4184]

@@reidoliver9842 and now you know: you're welcome

[@reidoliver9842]

T N sym fam

[@tn4184]

@@reidoliver9842 merry christmas

[@BumFluffer1999]

Reidoliver 98 ngl you’re a big hater, that was unnecessary.

[@stevenalabi8305]

Amber my lil sis 🥺🥺

[@vosaiy3596]

Steven Alabi bruh hes sticking his 3rd leg inside her it’s obvious

[@thebatman4392]

Look like Iman Schumpert

[@broun_rice2139]

AHLIEEE

[@zevlove5669]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson

[@mussyeg]

Zev Love rt🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@blaccpanther8715]

The whole time I thought it was Iman Shumpert then I actually read the title. I was so confused

[@marcusrashford9959]

3:49 am I tripping or is that Joe from the Cyber Nerds KZbin channel?

[@alexgrace2846]

Yes ovie playing with the same team as me just I’m in the youth team

[@thebatman4392]

Joaquin Phoenix Is the Ref? 3:10

[@dds505]

😂

[@Ese96Agoaye]

Basketball in this country is massively undervalued. This country should be going toe-to-tow with the likes of USA, but for whatever reason, it’s just not happening

[@Ese96Agoaye]

Animelytical Would you say football in this country is overvalued?

[@shush__plz5172]

It’s coz of height that don Ovie is the tallest player in the team compared to the 76ers who have 6’10 Ben Simmons running point guard

[@chriskyp6506]

Basketball is just not part of our culture. Maybe one day that will change. Moves likes this will only help though.

[@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET]

Americans have more taller people LeBron is running point at 6 foot 10 😂😂😂

[@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET]

It's also because in America is culture it's a huge sport there

[@driz5601]

This standard is no where near nba level

[@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET]

It's unfair to compare him to NBA Imagine if ovie had popovich as a coach at 19 jeeeez

[@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET]

He has the build of an NBA player, just not the skill

[@harryrudge8529]

Bruh u not see BBL smash these guys

[@harryrudge8529]

@@hakeemolajuwonBESTROCKET i agree

[@kings8621]

hakeem olajuwon BEST ROCKET I think he’s referring to the BBL not ovie in general

[@leviathan4543]

bbl on sky sports is needed, lets grow our pathetic basketball infrastructure, the sport is more popular than you'd imagine

[@teeteeme5752]

Ovie is a urhobo name from Nigeria...haha my hometown so we are urhobos

[@mnbvmnbv7934]

2:51does the guy on the right have a reaction channel?

[@quickie17]

Looks like the guy fr the cybernetics channel

[@Revstarallstar]

Yh

[@jodyedwards6583]

It’s joe from the cyber nerds

[@XPXhumble]

Most of these girls don’t know anything about basketball but they love Ovie 😂😂😂

[@MegaKaylicious]

Yes Ovie ad his handsome self. I am def in love

[@Kim-yf3pm]

Ovie is dat chill he was eating a cucumber

[@stephenahern9562]

Amber is smoking. Lol @ his highlights being one basket and 2 free throws. Shocking!

[@aleixbrowne2644]

That’s some crowd that 😂😂😂

[@brandon8484]

Ovie be deep in that Amber, we all know it

[@Pilotalphapapa]

Brandon 😂

[@unknownfrvr6767]

Yep I would too

[@Jlancaster0920]

I can’t believe I met one of the London lions and now ovie has gone there

[@tripytripzz8697]

Yo I thought that thumbnail was rondae hollis-jefferson

[@lorenzodagamer2485]

He’s a dead baller

[@ernestmawomo9473]

LorenzoDaGamer 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@joshlong7941]

LorenzoDaGamer you better then?

[@berniet1215]

3.35 look at that kid in the background lool

[@PJR29787]

How hot is yewande looking btw!!! 😳👌🏽

[@ABESW0RLD]

none of the girls here were that hot tbh

[@itsmike9227]

🍫🔥

[@PJR29787]

Like Mike yup!

[@PJR29787]

Abraham Chinye both are fire like! You must deal with nothing but 10’s then ye?? 👀

[@ABESW0RLD]

@@PJR29787 We reside on different scales my guy🧘🏾‍♂️🧘🏾‍♂️

[@mannytoomonsterous5441]

Ovie im coming for u bro

[@alcapone6274]

Yewande if you see this, I’m in love with you ❤️

[@kaheim1599]

She ain’t gonna shag ya

[@alcapone6274]

Kaheim that makes the two of us then

[@obitriceforlife5771]

Kaheim 🤣

[@kurobushi7746]

1:38 those 2 are Peng

[@scousepopshot6915]

good man big o larr

[@zephyrsig]

Didn’t even realise there was a BBL in London why is there no coverage for it

[@its_me_seva_t]

Ayyy CyberNerds represent!! 🙌🏽

[@Murphy-fitness]

Amber is 🔥🔥

[@DrAmandaMabhula]

Was that George sitting next to Amber?...I mean I read an article that mentioned he fancied her *side eye*

[@hondeezy2011]

Ayyy

[@madzvlogz5039]

I’m in that video ahahahahah

[@liambarry1045]

I hope he gets a transfer to the nba

[@rosgeoros]

When you get HD in Polish cable tv

[@oz2986]

Same lmfaooooo!!!

[@pandajohnny4386]

Love island?

[@RoadtoRichandRespected]

theres more players than filled seats lmao

[@datstrue375]

I swear the girl singing was on The X factor -the band

[@tinyqx5427]

Manager wa like we are ready to see one of our best products is he a food item now on sale in a supermarket

[@prodJaJa]

How do i join

[@ado742]

Is ovie a power forward ?

[@Bobbywilliamz]

Point guard

[@eternalpain7070]

How many points did he drop ?

[@Verxife]

He should try get into the nba

[@Kuziai]

so how many points he scored? 2?

[@maazpatel9532]

...london have a basketball team?

[@kfh2577]

What was his stat line?

[@kfh2577]

K P thanks, not bad for his first game back

[@lucasgonzalezherran8345]

He got 13 rebounds too

[@jtdabraham7638]

@@lucasgonzalezherran8345 double double is pretty good

[@ART-sk2dq]

Fair play decent stat line that 🤙

[@daltonsikhosana8275]

Is he actually any good?

[@jodyedwards6583]

Yo I didn’t realised Joe from the cyber nerds played with Ovie love them both❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤

[@sukifrankie2371]

3:34

[@harooooni]

fav because of love island not basketball lolll

[@L1bn-worksy]

You showed us 1 lay up and 1 free throw... cmon man

[@AB-im6de]

Why is this guy still relevant

[@Funnybuttoogood]

IF ONLY YOU COULD BEAT KESTRELS

[@xroyal2179]

2:04 oof🙄😶

[@KINGRUKE]

Crowd of 50 people

[@millie_4268]

My mum was on the phone to his mum or relative because my mum is on the phone all day coz she sells houses and my mum started talking about me and my basketball because I play in national league and they said something about ovie and I just thought I would tell you

[@MsAvatar44]

who directed this video :/

[@meahnijjar5090]

Him and amber must date

[@somebrownguy9543]

The girl at 4:46 is a little creepy, literally just staring at him

[@Dual971]

That lady singing GSTQ, thought that was xtine Aguilera singing the us anthem lol... Amber is a waste of space. She's got quality right here but still is focused on that other race that publicly shames her. Wishing ovie all the best in his career.

[@hadenthomas3907]

Bloody hell Derby storm got a better crowd at moorways 15 years ago than this 😂😂

[@mohamz4547]

Looks like kobe

[@j5273]

Yo dude from cyber nerds

[@aident0642]

Should of gone Leicester

[@jmfd966]

Should have played for London city royals smh

[@haroon4330]

2:04 pathetic hahah

[@asharni]

The next Kobe Bryant carry on his legacy 💖🥰✌🏽

[@Dan-xu4sd]

cringe

[@JD-iq2nv]

Asharni Blake respect urself😕

[@tj6544]

Not a single dunk highlight.

[@kierondhindsa1413]

TJ Fasan that might not be his game and it’s not what might be allowed by the defence, take what the game gives you and go with the flow.

[@chipolata577]

You do know you can play good without dunking right ?

[@donmills7011]

You made this comment not knowing a thing about basketball. People like Steph curry and Luka doncic are considered some of the best players in the league but they don’t have much athleticism so they don’t dunk often . Yet they are still amazing

[@troytrey]

Looks like a BTEC WNBA

[@its3wan317]

Wonder how many girls actually came for the basket ball and not for some athletic men

[@timoe360]

Hope his professional career is better than tommy fury’s embarrassing pathetic boxing career.

[@deancassidy9594]

timoe hows it embarrassing and pathetic?

[@KOsfc]

Ovie is a veteran of European basketball. Tommy has barely had a couple of pro fights, of course he will start against weak opposition, he'll probably get further in boxing than Ovie in basketball as Ovie will never be NBA level whereas Tommy could have a solid boxing career.

[@timoe360]

KOsfc Why could he? Because his brother is world champ? He sold out to go on love island and as a boxer that’s pathetic. And he’s pushing for a fight with KSI which is even more pathetic. If he wanted boxing to be serious he wouldn’t do either. He’s not gonna go very far. And fighting a guy who lost 26/28 isn’t even easy it’s just pointless

[@KOsfc]

@@timoe360 Did Ovie not sell out too to go on? Just had his best career year at a low level of basketball. I feel like there's some bias and maybe underlying dislike of Tommy. He will never be world champ. But many young boxers start their career like this, nothing new. He's 20 ffs, most are amateur until about 25 or even older. Just shows you know nothing about either sport.

[@timoe360]

KOsfc Boxing takes way more training than basketball. And ovie is 27 he’s too old to make something of himself. And like I said fury tried to fight ksi. You either take the professional route or the sellout route and he chose sellout. Look at Conor mcgregor considered one of the greatest ufc fighters and dominating but he wanted abit of fame and cash so he sold himself to maywesther and lost to khabib now he’s irrelevant and ufc career looks over. Neymar top of the world and not even at prime age but sold himself to a club like PSG with no ambition and future now he’s relying a return to Barcelona to save and salvage his dying career.

[@Oh-lk2qd]

Even though American basket is successful, doing all the American stuff before the match isn't really a British thing and I doubt many British people care

[@TheAyomikun]

Lol UK has a basketball league?

[@olamidejay3918]

Imagine guy got rejected by NBA twice and he is not even close to the ASEAN league standards 😂😂😂

[@fedup4190]

We get it, you know basketball at least this guy is still trying

[@YellowSynth]

my little sister .......lies lol

[@igotfiveonit7903]

why do they keep asking the women like they know anything? when I want measurements on his Johnny, ill ask you but until then can we get someone who knows what they are talking about