Anatomy of the Boomers’ Olympics disaster
Twice up by 24 points against a stacked Serbian team with triple NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and an array of quality shooters around him, the Australians couldn’t crush their rival.
Basketball
Boomers blow biggest lead in Olympic history
Australia’s hopes of another men’s basketball medal ended with a crushing defeat against Serbia in what may be the final game for two of our legends of the game.
Draws, squads, latest news: Ultimate guide to Opals, Boomers
Australia’s strong history of results at the Olympic Games goes on the line again in Paris 2024.
World reacts to exit: ‘Australia should riot’
The Boomers coughed up a 24-point lead as their Olympic medal dreams evaporated – and the basketball world had plenty to say about it.
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‘Stay in the mix’: Gutsy call earns Opal late Olympic reprieve
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Call for LeBron James to be disqualified
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Unbeatable? Curry weighs in on terrifying chemistry with legend LeBron
Steph Curry has hit Paris with a single mission — to fill out a glittering basketball resume missing only an Olympic medal. He and LeBron James have wasted no time building their chemistry in what will be the most competitive tournaments in history.
Landale’s heart-to-heart chat that has Boomers primed for a Paris medal
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian has revealed how a two hour lunch with big man Jock Landale helped pick up the pieces after the Boomers’ failed World Cup campaign last September.
Numbers behind ‘FIBA Patty’ prove NBA woes won’t concern Boomers
A chief concern for the Boomers heading into the Olympics, Patty Mills has found his best form just in time for the green and gold. It continues a trend that stretches back more than a decade.
Headline act arrives as 53 NBA stars to put on a show in Paris
While the Matildas opted for a private jet, the USA basketball’s Dream Team, which collectively earns $800m a year, decided on a more leisurely route to France for the Olympics.
$800 million team forced to catch the train
Collectively they earn almost a billion dollars in combined salary each year, but America’s basketballers left their private jets behind for the Olympics.
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Such is the phenomenon of WNBA super star Caitlin Clark, one commentator has coined the phrase ‘Clarkonomics’ to describe the extraordinary economic effect of her stardom.
LeBron makes history in epic Olympics reveal
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