A Trump acolyte, a rival billionaire and a power struggle: how civil war erupted in Australian basketball

A Trump acolyte, a rival billionaire and a power struggle: how civil war erupted in Australian basketball

Soon-to-be US ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa Jared Novelly is leading NBL clubs in a messy dispute that could reshape the sportDonald Trump’s appointment as the next ambassador for New Zealand and Samoa, who is also a Republican political donor and the son of a St Louis oil baron, has emerged as the catalyst in the battle for control of one of the world’s top basketball leagues.It is a story of international athletic A-listers, a controvers…