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Man arrested over alleged racially abusive messages to basketballer
A man who allegedly sent racially abusive messages to a National Basketball League player on social media has been arrested and charged after Basketball Australia’s integrity unit referred the matter to police.
- by Brittany Busch
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Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help Australia to miracle win
Cameroon’s Amadou Seini dunked into his own basket to help Australia fight back to an unexpected win at the under-19 basketball World Cup in Switzerland.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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This basketballer lived in a shipping container. Now he’s part of Australia’s equal record NBA draft haul
For the second time in history, four Australians have been picked up in same the NBA draft, with 221-centimetre beanpole Rocco Zikarsky the first of the group to hear his name called.
- by Roy Ward
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‘A hoop and a bed’: Meet the 221-centimetre Aussie dreaming of an NBA call-up
A 221cm Australian is the tallest player up for grabs in this year’s NBA draft and a standout prospect for any team looking to combat San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama. But Rocco Zikarsky is not the only Aussie hoping to get picked up.
- by Roy Ward
Wild scenes in Oklahoma as the Thunder win NBA championship
The Oklahoma City Thunder win game seven to claim the NBA championship against Indiana.
NBA star injured during championship game
Indiana Pacers superstar Tyrese Haliburton appears to rupture an Achilles tendon during game seven of the NBA championship series.
Phoenix uprising: Melbourne team joins legal action against NBL
The simmering off-court dispute between the basketball league and certain teams has escalated with a club part-owned by tennis star Nick Kyrgios and Australian Boomers guard Dante Exum declaring its concerns.
- by Marc McGowan and Chris Barrett
Haliburton kills OKC with dagger three
Tyrese Haliburton scored with 0.3 seconds left for Indiana’s first and only lead of the game to beat the Thunder in game one of the NBA Finals.
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