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Published 16:56 9 Dec 2016 GMT
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"I was sitting at home one evening," O'Shea told The Courtside Collective podcast, "and thought it would be good idea to go back and train and have a bit of fun."O'Shea feels he has got his feel for the game back and, at 6-foot-4 and 16-stone, he is well aware of the strengths he brings to the basketball court. "I'm never going to be the best three-point shooter in the world," he remarked. https://twitter.com/SligoAllStars/status/794158379392503808 Having been talked into a basketball return by Shane O'Mara, after a seven-year hiatus from the sport, the Mayo GAA star is having a great time. Training is just over an hour away from his Castlebar home, he is part of a talented team with some up-and-comers and he has rediscovered his love for the game. It is the All Stars' cup run that has O'Shea pondering a delay to his Mayo GAA return. The All Stars' league season ends on March 11 while Mayo's Allianz Leagues' campaign starts on February 2 with a home tie against Monaghan. Asked if he could finish the basketball season, O'Shea responded, "I don't know yet." He added:
"I have to work that one out yet. I'm enjoying it and Shane wants to keep me involved as long as possible. We've got a cup semi-final to look forward to, down in Neptune Stadium. When things are going well down in Sligo and you're enjoying it, you don't really want to give it up. "I'll have to talk with guys in Mayo and see if we can work something [out] but I'll be looking to play for as long as I can."O'Shea's conversation with the Mayo management team will be an interesting one, no doubt. He has enjoyed a new lease of sporting life but, as so many often find, it is hard to leave a team when the journey starts to take hold.
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