Match Preview
London Lions open their SLB Championship home campaign at NCC Fitness on Sunday 20 September 2026, welcoming Newcastle Eagles to Hackney in one of British basketball’s most competitive and long-standing rivalries. The Lions have become the dominant force in British basketball across the past decade — serial SLB champions, regular EuroCup competitors and the standard-bearers for professional basketball in the capital — while Newcastle Eagles arrive with their own proud trophy cabinet and a tradition of producing and recruiting the best British talent in the game. The 2026-27 home opener at NCC Fitness gives supporters their first competitive look at the Lions’ new roster, built to compete across two fronts simultaneously in both the SLB and EuroCup. NCC Fitness in Hackney provides an intimate and energetic setting for London Lions home games — close sightlines, a vocal east London crowd and easy public transport access make it one of the most enjoyable live basketball experiences in the city. London Fields and Hackney Central Overground stations are both within walking distance, with additional bus routes connecting the venue across east and central London. Tickets are available via the London Lions official ticketing pages; StubHub and Viagogo also list availability for selected SLB Championship fixtures throughout the season.
