They’re human: Opals declare no fear ahead of looming USA battle
The Opals have kept Lauren Jackson’s fairytale farewell tour alive with a commanding win over Serbia to book a likely blockbuster semi-final date against Team USA.
Basketball
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.
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.
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Why new Boomers star is built to shut down Canada’s NBA star duo
He might only be one game into his Olympics career but Boomers defensive beast Dyson Daniels has boldly declared he is built to contain Canada’s NBA stars.
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.
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