NewsBite

Boomers

Advertisement
Tyler Harvey of the Hawks celebrates making a three pointer.

Illawarra Hawks level NBL title series against Melbourne United in game-two thriller

Star imports Tyler Harvey and Trey Kell recovered from poor game-one showings to lead the Hawks to a thrilling 102-100 victory at John Cain Arena on Wednesday night.

  • Shayne Hope and Roy Ward

Latest

Melbourne United’s Matthew Dellavedova won and NBA championship alongside LeBron James at Cleveland.

How NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic influenced Melbourne’s NBL title bid

With three NBA championship winners on their team, Melbourne United’s quest for an Australian title can call upon the experience that was picked up playing alongside greats such as Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

  • Roy Ward
Kyrie Irving has dual nationalities.

This NBA superstar says he wants to play for Australia. This is why it won’t happen

The 32-year-old NBA superstar’s comments that he would love to play for Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics caused quite the stir Down Under.

  • Roy Ward
Ben Simmons is set to head to a third NBA club.

Ben Simmons has gone from All-Star to punchline. Will a third NBA team save him?

The Brooklyn Nets and representatives of Ben Simmons have negotiated a buyout of his $US40 million NBA contract.

  • Roy Ward
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
James Batemon Bryce Cotton composite

‘I’d definitely be going for 60’: Boomers, Bullets great’s challenge to history-makers

An Australian basketball great has seen it all. But he wants more, and has thrown down the gauntlet to a history-making star.

  • Nick Wright
Advertisement
Melbourne United captain Chris Goulding keeps firing despite the disappointments of 2024.

‘The Olympics thing really hurt him’: How shooting star Chris Goulding is firing back

Chris Goulding has refused to let criticism or heartbreak slow him down, with the Melbourne United skipper shooting better than ever as his NBL side chases another title.

  • Roy Ward
2024-25 is shaping up as a big NBA season for Australians Josh Giddey and Ben Simmons.

How Simmons can win back the fans’ trust, and why Giddey can be a hit in Chicago

Your guide to the Aussies in the NBA, the Knicks’ Melbourne link, our biggest earners, and how a league laughing stock landed in a $2 billion fortress.

  • Roy Ward
Chris Goulding has a wry smile at Phoenix opponent Thomas Vodanovich.

‘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
Patty Mills shoots over Nikola Jokic to tie the quarter-final at full-time.

If this was Patty Mills’ final Olympic act, it belongs in the Louvre. It wasn’t enough

The best of the last generation of Boomers – and their next-gen star – were superb. But the end to this Olympics campaign was sadly poetic.

  • Greg Baum

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/australian-boomers-1mo9