Author: Olivia Oliver-Hopkins
It’s a question to which there is no simple answer. Where is the balance when it comes to an individual’s right to an opinion, versus the potential consequences of sharing that opinion? And nowhere is this more apparent than the world of celebrity and social media. And Basketball in Australia is not immune. Sydney Kings…
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The first thing that I notice when I sit down with Isaac Humphries is his 7 foot frame towering over me. He barely fits into the chair at the café table where we sit for our interview. Unfortunately there aren’t any other chairs available, but he doesn’t look perturbed – I get the impression that…
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When I sat down with Jeremy Kendle at a Kings media day last week, I was pleasantly surprised by the calm and collected American guard, despite being one of his more vocal detractors when he was signed. The leadership Kendle had brought to the Kings team in his few games since replacing Kevin Lisch…
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It was a pleasant surprise to get as comprehensive, quick and (somewhat) honest a response as I did from the Kings management and ownership team, not least as I wasn’t really expecting any response at all. Van Groningen’s decision to address my letter on the Aussie Hoopla podcast has definitely gained my respect. I…
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When AEG Ogden announced its takeover of the Sydney Kings before the beginning of last season, I was so happy. We fans hadn’t had a team for a few years and then endured tight purse strings (the concept of ‘you have to spend money to make money’ seemed lost on the previous ownership group), poor…
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