Boomers bolters? Goorj eyes NBL grand final stars for Paris
The NBL grand final is set to double as an Olympic audition for several Melbourne United and Tasmania stars, with Boomers coach Brian Goorjian hunting a Paris bolter.
The NBL grand final is set to double as an Olympic audition for several Melbourne United and Tasmania stars, with Boomers coach Brian Goorjian hunting a Paris bolter.
The Tasmania JackJumpers are one step away from doing the hardest thing in Australian sport and capping off an incredible fairytale.
The JackJumpers have gone into Perth and stunned the Wildcats, setting up an NBL championship series with favourites Melbourne United, who held off a game Illawarra.
Star Illawarra import Gary Clark has fallen in love with Australia and wants to come back to the NBL next season, but there’s no guarantee it will be via the Hawks.
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It was another off-season exodus for the Cairns talent factory but coach Adam Forde has assembled another youthful squad with talent to burn. Will it be enough to stay in the finals picture?
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NBL: The Perth Wildcats have come from behind to narrowly defeat the Tasmania JackJumpers in their opening game of the NBL season.
An ultra-talented crop of new imports has optimism high in New Zealand but a return to the NBL grand final for the Breakers might just hinge on a former Charlotte Hornet.
Aussie basketball great Andrew Gaze has been roasted for some bizarre antics towards NBA legend Scottie Pippen while on live TV.
NBL: NBA basketball icon Scottie Pippen was courtside for the NBL season opener as Melbourne United defeated South East Melbourne Phoenix.
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