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‘A world of potential’: Meet the future NBA players in this season’s NBL
This season the NBL has two potential top NBA Draft picks and as many as 11 future draftees as they continue to grow the pathway from Australia to the world’s best league.
- by Roy Ward
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NBA legend's first visit down under
Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge visited Melbourne's NBA Store to meet Aussie basketball fans in his first ever visit to Australia
Patty Mills’ dad recalls derogatory comments from sidelines. He’s still fighting
Patty Mills and his family have sought to change the landscape for Indigenous athletes before the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
- by Nick Wright
‘Basketball comes third’: Faith and family led Kings coach to Sydney
When Mahmoud Abdelfattah lost his mother at 19 he began to pay more attention to religion. It steered him into coaching, to Mecca, and to becoming the first Muslim and Palestinian to lead an NBA or G-League team.
- by Emma Kemp
‘Everyone is on notice’: NBA great’s warning on the rise of Giddey; Delly, Goulding keep United undefeated
NBA great LaMarcus Aldridge has high hopes for rising Australian star Josh Giddey and the Oklahoma City Thunder for the upcoming season - claiming they’ve “put everyone on notice”.
- by Roy Ward
‘Brisbane Lions, mate’: Longley and Pippen reunite, make their grand final allegiance clear; Delly leads United to win
NBA icon Scottie Pippen and ex-teammate Luc Longley have reunited for the first time in a decade and will head to the AFL grand final - where Longley insists they’ll be behind the Lions all the way.
- by Roy Ward
Muscled-up Delly ready to make a statement, and other intriguing NBL plot lines
The NBL season will tip off on Thursday night with a sellout crowd at John Cain Arena and Matthew Dellavedova in great shape after a stellar preseason campaign.
- by Roy Ward
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NBL star Corey Webster accepts suspension for comment on rainbow flag tweet
The Perth Wildcats has already served the suspension that was imposed for a social media comment he made that was deemed to breach the NBL’s discrimination standards.
- by Roy Ward
Meghan and Harry join green and gold army at Invictus Games
The couple cheered along as Australia played Ukraine in the wheelchair basketball in Dusseldorf.
- by Victoria Ward
Boomer Duop Reath scores NBA deal
Duop Reath impressed against Venezuela in the lead up to the FIBA World Cup.
Germans are world basketball champs, USA leave without a medal
The final two matches of the basketball World Cup in Manila were contrasting affairs. Germany conquered Serbia in a slugfest for gold, and Canada tasted a sweet victory over Team USA in the bronze-medal play-off.
- by Neil Jerome Morales