Claim: Established in 1997, the Essex & Herts Leopards was a team in the NBL Division 1 League that played in the Brentwood Centre in their home games.
Evidence: 1997; 23 years ago (1997) Brentwood Centre (2008–present) The Leopards compete in Division 1 of the English Basketball League. The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales.