SEM Phoenix
Giddey up: Could Giddey’s Bulls, WNBA superstar Clark play games in Australia?
The New Orleans Pelicans will make a historic trip to Melbourne in October, and Josh Giddey and his Chicago Bulls, and WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, could be next.
- Jon Pierik
Latest
New Orleans Pelicans to play NBA exhibition series in Melbourne
The deal between the NBA, the NBL and the Victorian government comes as the NBL collaborates with rap mogul Ice Cube to promote his Big3 basketball league.
- Jon Pierik and Chip Le Grand
This coach has his team five wins from a title. Here’s why he frustrates his players
Josh King hates losing, loves coffee and his relentless drive has helped the South East Melbourne Phoenix recover from a 0-5 start to reach the NBL semi-finals.
- Roy Ward
- Analysis
- NBL
Bogut says he flops. Goulding says he doesn’t. The big question dividing Australian basketball
He is one of the greatest shooters this country has produced, but Chris Goulding is facing mounting accusations that he is a “flopper”, and now he comes up against the coach who left him out of this year’s Olympics team.
- Jon Pierik
- Updated
- NBL
‘Weak’: Phoenix owner launches scathing attack on former Boomer
The Phoenix’s win was overshadowed by a hostile social media post from team owner Romie Chaudhari, who attacked Chris Goulding on X, labelling the United star “weak”.
- Jon Pierik and Roy Ward
Phoenix burning: NBL coach goes after 0-5 start
Five losses to start the season was enough for the Phoenix to part ways with Mike Kelly, a one-time coach of the year in the Australian league.
- Jasper Bruce
The unbeatables, the snubbed star and coaching turmoil
The 2024-25 National Basketball League season tips off on Thursday night, and there’s one team many consider to be the championship favourites.
- Jon Pierik
Everyone told him his passion project was crazy. But billionaire Larry Kestelman had a vision
The businessman pushed his other interests to the side to save the National Basketball League.
- Jon Pierik
‘A world of potential’: Meet the future NBA players in this season’s NBL
This season the NBL has two potential top NBA Draft picks and as many as 11 future draftees as they continue to grow the pathway from Australia to the world’s best league.
- Roy Ward
Three clubs up ante on Ben McKay; Why Tiger great is hanging hopes on a GWS flag; Daicos steps up comeback bid
Ben McKay has had a medical at Essendon, his third medical at an AFL club, as he approaches a decision on his next move. Meanwhile, Trent Cotchin cannot bear to have a rival Melbourne club win the flag.
- Michael Gleeson and Jon Pierik
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/South-East-Melbourne-Phoenix-6fhs