NBL
Things to do in Brisbane on the King’s Birthday long weekend
From sports and shows to concerts and movies, here’s our guide to the long weekend in the River City.
- by Nick Dent
Latest
‘You don’t coach forever’: Goorjian wants Kings job to be his last
Brian Goorjian led the Kings to three consecutive NBL titles before they were dissolved. Now’s he back - and all is well with Sydney basketball.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
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.
- by Jon Pierik
Craig Hutchison to sell NBL’s Perth Wildcats for $40m
Craig Hutchison’s embattled media and sports business has sold NBL franchise the Perth Wildcats for $40 million.
- by Calum Jaspan
She’s played at four Olympics, but this hoops legend has never felt so much pressure
She might be an all-time great, but Lauren Jackson has never felt so much pressure as she did before Australia’s Olympic basketball teams for Paris were announced. Like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles, she’s off to her fifth Games.
- by Roy Ward
Analysis
Paris 2024
‘We have to earn it’: How Opals, Boomers could realise their Paris medal dreams
Australia will head to Paris with dreams of stunning the USA and winning gold. But with world basketball growing ever-stronger, the Opals and Boomers will be tested like never before.
- by Roy Ward
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NBA
Late NBA draft twist as Melbourne prospect realises dream, former United player chosen with final pick
The NBA dream of Melbourne-born Johnny Furphy has been realised, but only after another shock move during the second round of the NBA draft on Friday morning.
- by Jon Pierik and Roy Ward
‘Girls deserve better’: Billionaire businessman, Tesla chair take over WNBL
Billionaire Larry Kestelman and Tesla Motors chair Robyn Denholm will overhaul the Women’s National Basketball League after striking a deal with Basketball Australia.
- by Jon Pierik
Updated
NBA
‘A lot of history’: Giddey becomes fifth Australian to join the Chicago Bulls
Australian guard Josh Giddey has a new NBA home, and will soon be eligible for a lucrative rookie-scale contract extension.
- by Jon Pierik
His dad played with Michael Jordan. Now this Melbourne-born star is shooting for an NBA championship
On Friday morning, Dante Exum will line up alongside countryman Josh Green in their quest for an NBA championship.
- by Roy Ward
Craig Hutchison’s sports empire offered $40m to sell Perth Wildcats
Sports Entertainment Group is considering an offer for its NBL club Perth Wildcats, as an August deadline looms for the group’s multimillion-dollar debt repayment.
- by Roy Ward
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