Premier League players swap football for basketball at the O2 Arena By Press Association January 17, 2019, 11:37 pm Updated: January 18, 2019, 8:56 am Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ethan Ampadu and Andreas Christensen (Simon Cooper/PA) Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Premier League footballers were out in force as the NBA checked in to the O2 Arena on Thursday night. Players past and present were courtside as the Washington Wizards edged out the New York Knicks in a thriller. Here, Press Association takes a look at who was enjoying the basketball in London. Former England midfielder Jamie Redknapp (far right) (Simon Cooper/PA) West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (Simon Cooper/PA) Arsenal players Hector Bellerin, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette (Simon Cooper/PA) Liverpool defender Joe Gomez (Simon Cooper/PA) Chelsea midfielders Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ethan Ampadu (Simon Cooper/PA) Arsenal defenders Rob Holding and Calum Chambers (Simon Cooper/PA) Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe