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Xavier Cooks warms up before a match between the Kings and Adelaide 36ers in Sydney last month.

NBL star Xavier Cooks tested positive to cocaine

The drug carries a maximum four-year ban, but the penalty can be reduced to a month if proven it was taken for recreational use and not to enhance performance.

  • Chris Barrett

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Provisional suspension: Sydney Kings star Xavier Cooks.

NBL superstar given provisional anti-doping ban on eve of play-offs

Sydney Kings star Xavier Cooks is now likely to miss Thursday night’s NBL finals play-in game after being handed a provisional suspension over a potential anti-doping violation.

  • Jon Pierik
Bryce Cotton.

Perth Wildcats legend Cotton claims fifth NBL MVP title

NBL legend Bryce Cotton has added to his growing legacy by claiming a fifth MVP award as he prepares to spearhead the Perth Wildcats’ latest title bid.

  • Shayne Hope
Wildcats player Bryce Cotton at RAC Arena in Perth on Friday night.

Cotton unstoppable with 49 points as Perth beat 36ers

Bryce Cotton has delivered a spectacular 49-point performance to lead the Perth Wildcats to the 112-104 win over the Adelaide 36ers.

  • Chris Pike
Josh Giddey of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NFL player Tyler Higbee of the Los Angeles Rams. Both sports leagues are coming to Melbourne.

Costs kept secret as Melbourne gets set to host NBA and NFL

The NSW government rejected an offer to bring the NFL to Australia worth an estimated $15 million a game. But Victoria is splashing out on American sport, with NFL and NBA teams on their way Down Under.

  • Jon Pierik and Cara Waters
Bryce Cotton reacts to losing at RAC Arena on Saturday night.

Taipans strike in double overtime to stun Wildcats

The giant-slaying Cairns Taipans have overcome a third-quarter meltdown to stun the Perth Wildcats 125-116 in a dramatic double-overtime NBL classic.

  • Steve Barrett
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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Bryce Cotton of the Wildcats drives to the key during the round 17 NBL match between Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United at RAC Arena, on January 22, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Melbourne outlast Wildcats to spoil Cotton’s party

Melbourne United have ruined NBL superstar Bryce Cotton’s milestone party and extended their run as Perth’s bogey team in a crucial road win.

  • Shayne Hope
Warwick Stadium will be rebuilt to house the Perth Wildcats and Perth Lynx.

Wildcats to move to Warwick under Labor’s plan to upgrade stadium

Premier Roger Cook said the redevelopment would allow an extra 800 children to play basketball in the northern suburbs. 

  • Hamish Hastie
A Sydney Kings fan enjoys the first Christmas game in 2022 against Melbourne United

Christmas miracle: Why the Sydney Kings, and the NBL, delivered the gift of live sport

Andrew Bogut played several Christmas Day games in the NBA. When he came home, he helped to launch a new tradition with the Sydney Kings.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Sydney Kings forward Alex Toohey is doing everything he can to go from the NBL to the NBA in 2025.

Million-dollar decision: Why Alex Toohey waited to nominate for the NBA draft

The NBA beckons for Sydney Kings forward Alex Toohey and he’s ready to do whatever it takes to have his name called in the NBA draft this June.

  • Roy Ward

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