There is talk Patty Mills is considering playing on for the Boomers but that would be a mistake. It’s time to pass the baton to the next generation so they can flourish in LA and Brisbane, writes Matt Logue.
It doesn’t happen every four years but there’s a couple of very famous examples of the Olympics having a dramatic impact on the make-up of the NBA.
Australia’s Opals face the toughest task in world basketball, but Shane Heal believes they’ve got what it takes to challenge the USA.
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 fans have been seeing red with conspiracy theories erupting that the Paris Olympics are being rigged by officials.
It took four screws and two titanium plates to rebuild the legend that is Lauren Jackson, and in turn, it has rebuilt the culture of the Opals, as they fight for a podium return in Paris.
The Boomers had their opportunities against Canada but failed to maintain composure in the back half and now need to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece to secure a quarter-finals spot. REPORT AND PLAYER RATINGS.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The most dominant team in basketball history has found themselves embroiled in controversy after one game at the Paris Olympics.
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.
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