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It’s 6am in Melbourne, the phone rings, 30 minutes later Josh Giddey joins the Chicago Bulls
The Australian superstar could have been traded anywhere within the NBA, but in an exclusive chat he reveals he’s exactly where he needs to be.
- by Roy Ward
Latest
Giddey's 'impossible' buzzer beater
Josh Giddey sinks a stunning half-court shot on the buzzer to win the game for Chicago.
Giddey opens up on footy roots
Aussie NBA star Josh Giddey grew up playing footy, cricket and basketball and had to make a choice in his teens.
Grizzlies star in hot water for celebration
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is at risk of being hit with a punishment for a celebration he performed on-court.
Doncic gets second tech for taunting referee
Luka Doncic was given his second technical foul in the fourth quarter with the game in the balance.
Billionaires’ brawl for control of Australian basketball escalates
Newly filed court documents have detailed an escalating dispute between American billionaire Jared Novelly and the Larry Kestelman-owned Australian league.
- by Chris Barrett
Former ruckman nabs biggest title in US college basketball with desperate final act
The biggest game in US college basketball was in the balance. The ball spilled loose. Millions were watching on TV. In the stands, 66,000 fans held their breath. Up stepped Alex Condon, Australia’s 211cm NBA hopeful.
- by Scott Spits
Investigation
NBL
Off-court battle: Inside the civil war dividing Australian basketball
A decade after rescuing the NBL, Larry Kestelman is facing off against team owners in a fight led by an American billionaire and Donald Trump appointee.
- by Chris Barrett
Josh Giddey’s half-court buzzer-beater silences LeBron James and sets the stage for a $235m payday
The Boomers point guard’s 12.6 seconds of magic has happened at the perfect time.
- by Paul Zalunardo
NBL legend Bryce Cotton to leave Perth Wildcats
The five-time league MVP knocked back a contract offer from Perth that reportedly would have made him the highest-paid player in NBL history.
- by Joanna Guelas
Updated
NBL
Beaten Dellavedova’s amazing gesture as Hawks crowned NBL champions
The Illawarra Hawks beat Melbourne Utd 114-104 in Wollongong in the decisive fifth match to clinch an epic victory, but there was another twist to come.
- by Jasper Bruce
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