Today
Billionaires take the court to decide future of the NBL
Jared Novelly’s team came out on top in the latest round of his fight against basketball league owner Larry Kestelman.
This Month
Billionaire wars: Larry Kestelman knocks back NBL takeover
Jared Novelly, the owner of the Illawarra Hawks and ally of Donald Trump, has attempted to oust Kestelman from the NBL.
January
Patty Mills becomes first Aussie to play 1000 NBA games
The Boomers captain has written his name into the basketball history books following Utah’s 105-92 defeat of Orlando.
November 2024
This ex-big four partner has automated his LinkedIn posts
An AI-driven tool helps former big four consulting partner John Riccio take only about five minutes a week to create and schedule five LinkedIn posts.
June 2024
Robyn Denholm, Larry Kestelman buy slice of women’s basketball
The WNBL, currently run by Basketball Australia, has struggled to make money for years. The two businesspeople will buy a controlling stake in the league.
How Australia became a big money-maker for the NBA
NBA says Australia is the highest revenue-generating market for merchandise and its streaming service, NBA League Pass.
Denholm, Kestelman in joint play for big stake in women’s basketball
Tesla chairwoman and the Dodo founder already have significant interest in basketball. Others to have submitted offers for a 30 per cent stake include IMG, sources say.
May 2024
Women’s basketball chases investors for $20m-plus slam dunk
The WNBL is for sale. It’s attracted interest from Aussie rich-listers to offshore funds.
September 2023
New Zealand’s NBL side assembles bank dream team in search for deal
The high-performing Breakers basketball team has four advisers stretching from Los Angeles to Sydney as they prepare to test the appetite of potential buyers.
August 2023
Moelis woos NBL team NZ Breakers as sporting M&A action heats up
Sources said the investment bank has its teams in the United States and more locally working on the pitch. However, it hadn’t been formally hired yet.
June 2023
Former mall king gets his bonus erased
Former Vicinity Centres chief executive Grant Kelley has had almost $4 million of unvested stock rubbed out by Vicinity Centres.
May 2022
No money, no talent and playing in the finals: meet Australia’s newest sporting heroes
They’ve been described as the “least talented team in the competition” but the Tasmanian JackJumpers are in the NBL finals, which start tonight.
March 2022
Ex-NBL basketballer dodges leadership questions
Dan van Holst Pellekaan, who became Deputy Premier of SA last year, has plenty of fans in the outback, but his next step could be tricky.
July 2021
New basketball chief a chip off the old block
His wife Nickie Scriven was until very recently a board director at the very same institution.
January 2021
Chicago Bulls forward buying into NBL’s Brisbane Bullets
Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young is joining a growing contingent of current and ex-NBA players buying into Australian teams.
Rich Lister hails NBL's record haul of NBA talent
With more ex-NBA players than ever before, and two 2021 NBA draft prospects, National Basketball League owner Larry Kestelman believes the reworked season will be the game's best.
Why this former Young Rich Lister is trying to save a sporting club
New Hawks owner Dorry Kordahi knows a pandemic is not the ideal time to try to save a struggling basketball club. "But there’s always opportunity in tough times," he says.
NBL postpones season opener on virus outbreaks
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to wreak havoc on sporting codes. Now the NBL's opening games will be in Cairns and Perth.
November 2020
Larry Kestelman shoots basketball and property goals in Glenorchy
The Rich List developer and National Basketball League owner has plans approved for a $200 million sports precinct on Hobart's northern edge.
March 2020
Ban throws NRL, AFL seasons into disarray
The National Rugby League and AFL are contemplating playing to empty stadiums this season after the government ban on gatherings of more than 500 people.