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James Harden, Anthony Davis and Damien Lillard are apparently not enough for Australian basketball fans, many of whom have slammed the 20-man Team USA squad announced today to take on the Boomers in Melbourne, as ‘underwhelming’. There are even calls from some to refund or sell their tickets. But calls to refund their tickets are…
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Sydney Kings rookie Brian Bowen II, the first ever participant in the NBL’s Next Stars program wowed multiple scouts at the NBA Draft Combine this week. The six-foot-seven forward with a six-foot-ten wingspan averaged 10.5 points and 5 rebounds in a pair of combine scrimmages, making him a certainty to be drafted this year. Bowen did…
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The NBA playoffs are upon us and seven Australian stars are still in the hunt for the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy. All across Australia the NBA League International League Pass is streaming video at breakneck speed to basketball fans allowing Aussie Hoops tragics the ability to support our Australian Boomers in real time and on…
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Isaac Humphries has signed a ten-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks and will play the remaining seven games of the NBA season. The Sydney born big man has been playing for the the Hawks’ G-League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks, this season and much like the Brooklyn Nets chose to reward Mitch Creek earlier in the year…
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Ben Simmons made history by becoming the first Australian-born basketball player to play in an NBA All Star Game. The Philadelphia 76ers point guard made his All Star debut on Monday (AEST) and played an instrumental role to help Team LeBron rally from an 18-point deficit to smash Team Giannis 178-164 in Charlotte, North…
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Over the past few weeks we once again reached the point of the season in which trade talks and rumours dominated the narratives of the NBA. The name on everyone’s lips, twitter feed and podcast was the potentially generational talent – Anthony Davis. With indications that Anthony Davis will almost certainly leave the Pelicans an…
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Thon Maker was drafted with the tenth pick of the 2016 NBA draft, and ever since then, he has been firmly entrenched into many fans’ Boomers squad for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fast forward two and a half years, and Maker has not shown the potential that caused Milwaukee to draft him so high. …
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NBA icon Kobe Bryant is coming to Australia in March 2019 to launch the Mamba Mentality Experience. As a global basketball superstar, Olympic gold medallist and NBA champion, the five-time title winning Bryant will be sharing about his life, career and success strategies through his Mamba Mentality Experience. “It’s just me and the basket, the…
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It’s fair to say that the beginning of the 2018-19 NBA season has been a challenging one for Australian Matthew Dellavedova. Having been a key contributor to Cleveland’s championship just three seasons ago, ‘Delly’ now finds himself completely out of Milwaukee’s rotation with only sparing minutes during junk time late in games. Delly’s lack of…
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The NBL recently announced plans to provide an alternative to college for US teenagers hoping to reach the NBA. We looked at the potential impact this initiative would have on the NBL, NBA and college basketball scene with the biggest takeaway is that with the financial backing both the NCAA and the NBA have, it…
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