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Australian star Ben Simmons shoots over New Zealand big man Steven Adams in Brooklyn’s win over Memphis.

Simmons’ eye-catching stat line in Kyrie Irving’s comeback game

Bouncing back after a knee issue and an ongoing back complaint, Ben Simmons tuned up for his eagerly-anticipated first trip back to Philadelphia on Wednesday with his first 20-point game since playing for the Sixers in last year’s play-offs.

  • Russell Bennett

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A losing play in a 2021 final made Ben Simmons the most hated player in US basketball.“Everyone’s been tearing me down for a year,” he says. “It sucks.”

From our greatest basketball export to US sporting pariah: Can Simmons bounce back?

Touted as a “once-in-a-generation talent”, Ben Simmons signed a $US170 million contract, and even dated a Kardashian – then things went sour. What really went down?

  • Konrad Marshall
Melbourne-born Irving has proven himself susceptible to conspiratorial thinking.

In sacking coach Steve Nash, did Brooklyn get rid of the wrong person?

It’s hard to separate Kyrie Irving from the disaster the Brooklyn Nets have become, even though they were hyped before the season as possible title contenders.

  • Kurt Streeter
Steve Nash has been sacked by the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets.

NBA’s Nets fire head coach amid Irving antisemitism storm

The Brooklyn Nets have parted ways with Steve Nash just seven games into the NBA season as fans protested at a home game following a Twitter post from Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving.

  • Ben Golliver

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