Author: Jarrad Hurley
The axe that had been dangling above Marcus Thornton looks to be close to finally come down on his neck. International basketball reporter Daniel Pick announced via twitter that the Sydney Kings have parted ways with the twenty two year-old NBA Draftee. Source: Boston Celtics draftee Marcus Thornton, stashed in Australia, on his way out of…
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Everyone loves Lego. Some people love the NBL. Bring the two together, and you get NBL Lego – the movement you knew nothing about. Some unknown superhero has been bringing your favourite NBL players to Lego-life by teeing up some replica sticker uniforms for each figurine. The results have made…
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Al Harrington would have been the biggest name to ever grace an NBL court merely two years ago, but now he is relegated to a four-week injury replacement for Sydney Kings sparkling coup, Josh Childress. Such is the rise of the NBL that you can now replace an NBA player with an NBA player…
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Some sources have listed rumours that former Golden State Warrior Ben Gordon is heading to Adelaide as ‘strong’. But what makes this rumour so strong? That a lot of people who know nothing about the situation are sprouting it as fact? With Melbourne’s Hakim Warrick signing, there was supporting evidence given by a Josh…
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The NBL certainly talked up a big game before the season. Larry Kestelman said things to the effect of “We will not be doing anything, with anything less than total professionalism.” Indeed, the fans and players have been wrapped up in such talk, believing Kestleman to be the prophesied ‘White Knight’ of Australian…
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Make no mistake about it, Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams is a bonafide star. He has the fashion sense of Kanye West and the “I don’t give a ——” attitude of Dennis Rodman. His name is revered in the fabled New York playgrounds as shown in the Robert Garcia documentary Doin’ it in the Park, and…
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Dwayne Russell called it today when he said “The Adelaide, Perth rivalry is not a manufactured one.” The man was absolutely right. What we saw tonight at Adelaide Arena was high-octane, play-off level basketball, borne of the passions and stories of seasons’ past. The Adelaide 36ers took their high-flying, full court…
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Less than a month ago, the NBL and Australian basketball community rejoiced at news that the NBL had signed with Fox Sports. I personally called it a ‘Landmark’ deal as it promised something the league has never had: EVERY GAME LIVE in HD. Not SOME games LIVE. Not some games NEAR…
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The NBL has made a lot of partners this off-season And today announced Europcar, another internationally renown brand, as its latest partner. And the partnership has been named something obscure, like “car rental partner”. I am not sure how often car rental will be a factor for the NBL. Also, only days ago, we had…
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It is time that we put on our tin foil hats and get a bit strange and paranoid here, basketball fans. The past few hours have yielded some news which is seemingly unwelcome for Melbourne United. Please take heed of the word “seemingly.” Ibekwe has been granted (giggle) leave on ‘compassionate terms’…
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