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With the NBL Heritage Round starting tonight with Melbourne traveling to Adelaide, it’s always enjoyable to see the old school uniforms that each team produces to honour their past. This year has a theme, with each club choosing a design that throws back to the 1990s and a special occasion in the team’s history. …
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The depth of the San Antonio Spurs bench is something that has delivered success for over a decade now and up until now Manu Ginobili has been the proverbial head of that snake. As the team switches gears into the post-Duncan era Ginobilli remains the spiritual leader of the Spurs’ bench, but it’s Australia’s…
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Mark Worthington is unsure whether he will continue his playing career after the 2016/2017 season NBL season ends. The 33-year-old power forward is experiencing a good season as he’s averaged 11.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 15 matches played so far, according to Real GM and NBL. ”It’s a tough one,”…
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Melbourne United veteran Dave Andersen has avoided surgery with scans showing no structural damage to his injured left knee. The club said on Monday that Andersen had a grade 2-3 medial ligament strain and although initial fears were Andersen may be out for the entire season, now it seems he should be back on the court…
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Another topsy-turvy week. We had a blackout where the laws of basketball were called into question, an overtime thriller between one of the best rivalries in the sport and a couple of legends returning to their old stomping ground. In a win for equality, second and second last are only separated by two wins. …
Read MoreHands up all of you who thought Melbourne United would be on the bottom of the ladder after nine games? Not many. After five rounds the Victorian side has only three wins from nine games. Compare that to last season when they were still undefeated. They’re not only losing; the players’ attitude is rubbish, and…
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If basketball talent is passed down from father to son, then new New Zealand Breakers recruit David Stockton should have no trouble making the transition to the NBL. David, the son of Naismith Hall of Famer and All Time Utah Jazz assist leader John Stockton, is a slightly built, 25 year old, 5 ft…
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“No team that’s currently in our league will ever disappear.” Larry Kestelman said on the Aussie Hoopla podcast this week, something the Australian basketball public from any Australian basketball figurehead. For a league that has had 24 clubs become defunct in 37 years, it’s a long-awaited sign of league stability that the NBL has…
Read MoreWhat a crazy first few weeks we’ve had so far this season. Sydney is flying, Perth is doing their thing, Melbourne struggling and Adelaide is doing their best Cinderella impersonation. If this is the start of the season, then it’s a good time to be an Australian basketball fan. As this segment has not…
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Illawarra Hawks head coach Rob Beveridge made the blunt assessment of his team after they got destroyed by the Sydney Kings 90-73 at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night. “Spineless,” said an exasperated Beveridge. Defence killed Illawarra’s spirit as Aleks Maric, Kevin Lisch, Brad Newley and Greg Whittington set the tone for the whole night. Eighteen times the…
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