Australia’s 3×3 basketball team crashed out of the Olympics in heartbreaking fashion against Canada, now the details of their struggle to even make it to Paris have come to light.
Basketballer Jack McVeigh has gone viral for a controversial tweet about his supportive wife that some are calling “cruel”
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was almost on the end of a stirring comeback typical of the Boomers’ grit — and it’s fair to say he was impressed.
The Boomers will live to fight another day at the Paris Olympics after an NBA-loaded Canada scraped home to beat Spain 88-85 and keep Australia’s campaign alive. REPORT AND PLAYER RATINGS.
Jack McVeigh is closing in on an NBA call-up that would have been unthinkable a year ago. MICHAEL RANDALL and JESSICA ROBINSON chart what’s next for the Boomers bolter.
As Australia shoots for golden glory at the Olympic Games one mystery man has a big job.
Olympic heartbreak for one, joy for the other but a chance remains Melbourne United teammates Chris Goulding and Matthew Dellavedova could link up in Paris, says Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman.
For the price of the entire Boomers squad, you could not cover the cost of US superstar Steph Curry. But despite the financial gulf, the gap in results has never been smaller. SEE EVERY SALARY.
When Australia’s four female basketballers shoot for a medal across a week of qualifiers they will do so amid the Olympics version of bedlam, and it’s drawn comparisons with LIV Golf.
Blindsided by his Olympic snubbing, NBA star Matisse Thybulle wasted no time getting out of Australia. Inside the Boomers’ brutal selection process and the fallout since.
Clashes against an international arch-nemesis, an NBA-loaded outfit, and a team spearheaded by one of the game’s truly elite players – that’s what awaits the Boomers in Paris.
Just a day after the squad was named for the Olympics, the Opals have been hit with a pair of injuries that could unsettle their Paris preparations.
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian put senior players like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles on notice ahead of Paris team selection, with Ingles initially left out of squad until final moment.
After a relentless lead up to being named in her fifth Olympic team, Lauren Jackson has locked in her ticket to Paris and will bring her whole family along for the journey as the Opals plan for a return to the podium.
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