The Opals’ physical formula to topple team USA’s dynasty
How the physical Opals plan to shut down the most dominant team in basketball history and cause one of the Olympics’ biggest boilovers when they face team USA in the semi-final.
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‘Couldn’t give a rats’: Olympic sport divides
As debate rages about the new sports added to the Olympics in recent years, an Australian legend says we are falling behind.
Why it’s time for Patty Mills to leave the Boomers for good
There is talk Patty Mills is considering playing on for the Boomers but that would be a mistake. It’s time to pass the baton to the next generation so they can flourish in LA and Brisbane, writes Matt Logue.
Photo sparks Olympic conspiracy: ‘Story drop’
It doesn’t happen every four years but there’s a couple of very famous examples of the Olympics having a dramatic impact on the make-up of the NBA.
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The ‘punch to the mouth’ that set up the most unlikely medal tilt
Australia’s 3×3 basketball team defied all the odds to reach the Paris Games, yet the adversity they faced may have just set the Gangarrus up perfectly for the most unlikely of Olympic medals.
Opals Player Ratings: ‘Off the pace and it showed’
Terrible turnovers and shocking shooting was the result of a horrible lead in to the Paris Games for the Opals as they were handed a reality check from Nigeria on Monday night.
Peter Norman was a hero, but to this 3×3 star he was family
Australian 3×3 player Anneli Maley has revealed her personal connection to Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who became a civil rights hero at the 1968 Games.
Dream team puts on show, but cool the jets on ’92 comparisons
Seeing Lebron James and Steph Curry’s connection on the basketball court for Team USA was remarkable. But let’s not get carried away with comparisons to the 1992 Dream Team.
America erupts at Team USA controversy
The most dominant team in basketball history has found themselves embroiled in controversy after one game at the Paris Olympics.
How Opals put Cambage fiasco behind them
A first-up clash against Nigeria will drag up old memories of the match that saw Liz Cambage withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics after a disastrous run-in with Nigerian players.
‘Nasty’: Giddey rubs world’s face in it
Josh Giddey has been a punching bag for basketball commentators all year. He’s shoved it down their throats at the Paris Olympics.
Boomers player ratings: Jock stars, Patty thrills, and Giddey fires
A dominant Olympic debut from Josh Giddey, more FIBA Patty Mills magic and Jock Landale’s big man presence has helped the Boomers scrap past Spain in a fiery Paris Olympic opener.
Boomers star Dyson Daniels hopes to slam dunk the fashion world
Boomers star Dyson Daniels has launched a streetwear label with a difference in his first foray into the fashion world.
Injury cursed Opal left ‘shattered’ after remarkable comeback
Bec Allen’s injury curse has left her ‘shattered’ after a remarkable comeback from broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The shooter opens up on the brutal road back, and the core Opals group who can lead them back to the podium.
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