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Brighton Bears was a British basketball team based in Brighton Sussex. From 1984 to 1999 the club was known as the Worthing Bears and was based in the town of Worthing 12 miles west of Brighton. The Bears played in the top-flight British Basketball League (BBL) until 2006 when the franchise folded. The final season was notable for the signing of former NBA star Dennis Rodman who played three games for the Bears.