On the screen, the Sharks’ mascot was leading a roar from the Sheffield faithful. The score was 74-72 with forty seconds on the clock. Every time Marcus refreshed the page to clear the lag, his heart skipped a beat.

In a small flat in South London, Marcus stared at his laptop screen. He had missed the opening tip-off because of a late shift. He typed frantically into his search bar: "Live Sheffield Sharks vs London Lions - Stream Link 2 Streaming Online | VIPBoxTV."

Marcus leaned so close to the screen he could see the individual pixels of the court floor. The Lions had the final possession. The clock ticked down: five, four, three... a step-back three-pointer from the corner launched just as the buzzer sounded.

"Get in there!" Marcus yelled as he watched the Lions’ point guard drive through the paint for a contested layup.