Author: Jarrad Hurley
When 29 year-old Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles hangs up his boots he might find a career in comedic acting if a recent US advertisement is anything to judge by. The Australian features alongside teammate Gordon Hayward and an unnamed too-old to be a towel boy, towel boy in a 2 minute commercial promoting…
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With recent news that Jerome Randle has flown to his new gig with French club Limoges CSP without first confirming a deal with the Adelaide 36ers, one question has been on the minds of Adelaide faithful – will Jerome “Handles” Randle be back next season? Those hoping for a resounding yes from the NBL…
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Most Australian basketball fans thought they’d seen the last of Shane Heal on a basketball court about a decade ago for the Gold Coast Blaze. But the 46 year old Boomers’ legend might just have a few more tricks up his sleeve when he enters the BIG 3 draft combine in April. The BIG…
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NBL fans waiting on the arrival of NBL.TV may still have a short wait ahead of them if a recent Facebook comment from the league is any indication. When asked when NBL.TV would finally be available, the league’s Facebook page responded with this: “You guys have been very patient. We’re currently putting the…
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The NBL will once again find a home on Free-to-Air TV, with the announcement of a partnership between the government funded network SBS and the NBL for the 2016/17 season. The deal will include one LIVE broadcast each Sunday, beginning on the 9th of October with Melbourne United taking on the Adelaide 36ers. …
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If the Australian Basketball Challenge (ABC) has proven one thing, it is that the NBL is now a viable entertainment package ready to explode in Australia. The full-court, fast paced action of the tournament was punctuated with a dunk contest to rival anything seen in the NBA. And now, casual fans and NBA…
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The NBL’s preseason tournament, the Australian Basketball Challenge (ABC), will be streamed LIVE at www.nbl.com.au from the 23rd-26th of September. The ABC will be played at the Brisbane Entertainment Center and will feature all eight NBL teams plus the Zhejiang CB Golden Bulls and Tianjing Ronggang from the Chinese Basketball Association. Each team…
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The NBL and Wilson have struck a deal which will see Wilson supply the league and various retailers with sacks of balls right until the 2018. The NBL Official Game Ball, which was notoriously hard to find for many ball-handlers, will be available through Rebel Sports to, umm, fill your bag with. And…
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If there’s anything to take from recent interviews with Patty Mills and Andrew Bogut after the Rio Olympics, it is that the Boomers (A.K.A the Dare-to-Dream Team) will be back better than ever for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Patty Mills is already planning his route to the medal dais, saying that preparation…
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Despite a gut-wrenching loss to Serbia, Australia remains focused on making basketball history – not repeating it. The Boomers cinderella run through the group stages had the nation believing a chance at a gold medal was possible until their semi-final loss to Serbia which NBA small forward Joe Ingles labelled “pathetic”. “We’re all very…
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