Kings sweat on MVP Cooks after opening grand final loss
Xavier Cooks' ankle and Sydney's ragged form are creating headaches for coach Chase Buford after their opening loss to the Breakers in the grand final series.
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Cooks, Kings won’t crack under NBL grand final pressure
NBL MVP Xavier Cooks has allayed fears over his ankle injury and backed the Sydney Kings to handle the heat from New Zealand in the upcoming grand final series.
Heavyweights, minnows book FIBA World Cup spots
South Sudan and Cape Verde have made sporting history to qualify alongside Australia for a basketball World Cup headlined by some of the NBA's biggest names.
Sudanese refugee chases basketball dream in Australia
Manyiel Wugol's story is one of perseverance and dedication to a friend whose basketball career was cut short.
Townsville, Southside to fight for top spot in WNBL
Townsville have won another thriller as the Southside Flyers thumped the Melbourne Boomers again and Perth replaced Bendigo in the WNBL top four.
Boomers defeat plucky Bahrain in FIBA qualifier
Todd Blanchfield and Isaac Humphries led the Boomers to a sometimes patchy 83-51 win over Bahrain in their men's basketball World Cup Asian qualifier.
Bronzed Boomers no longer World Cup underdogs
Boomers forward Nick Kay expects the world's best to target an Australian team that will no longer be World Cup underdogs after their Olympic breakthrough.
NBL veteran rates Breakers on par with golden group
Tom Abercrombie can find similarities between the current New Zealand Breakers group and the one that claimed four NBL titles over six seasons.
Injured Talbot to miss WNBA season
Australian forward Stephanie Talbot has been ruled out of the upcoming WNBA season after injuring herself while playing for Adelaide.
Red-hot Townsville Fire continue WNBL winning streak
Townsville have made it 10 straight wins to move to the top of the WNBL table while Bendigo's form slump continued, leaving their finals hopes in jeopardy
JackJumpers beat Breakers to stay alive in NBL playoffs
A second-half surge helped Tasmania JackJumpers level their NBL semi-final series against the New Zealand Breakers with a 89-78 win in Hobart.
Cooks hurt, Buford ejected as Taipans level semis
Xavier Cooks' season may be over and the Kings' title defence hanging by a thread after Cairns dramatically levelled their NBL semi-final series.
NBL concede Kings’ flop call incorrect
While injured star Xavier Cooks is in doubt for Sydney's decider against Cairns, the NBL have conceded a call that saw coach Chase Buford erupt was wrong.
Kings overpower weary Taipans, advance to NBL decider
The overworked and undermanned Cairns Taipans have finally ran out of puff as the Sydney Kings claimed a tough semi-final series to reach the NBL grand final.
Cooks steers Kings to victory over Snakes in NBL semi
Xavier Cooks produced a finals performance for the ages as Sydney shook off an indifferent first half to defeat Cairns.
Coach Heal sues Sydney Flames amidst bullying claims
Head coach Shane Heal has sued the Sydney Flames after being suspended from the women's basketball team following bullying allegations made against him.
Golden dream offsets NBA frustrations for Boomers pair
Jock Landale and Patty Mills are unfazed by their lack of NBA minutes this season, determined to lead the Boomers to World Cup gold later this year.
Knicks end Simmons’ run, Thybulle thrives for Blazers
Australian Matisse Thybulle was prolific in his Portland debut, while compatriot Ben Simmons finally lost an NBA game against the New York Knicks.
No LJ, no worries for the WNBL’s Southside Flyers
The finals-bound Flyers proved there is life after Lauren Jackson with an impressive win over Bendigo to kick off the WNBL's Indigenous split round.
Taipans surge past Wildcats into NBL semi-finals
DJ Hogg has propelled the Cairns Taipans into a NBL semi-final clash with the Sydney Kings following a 91-78 do-or-die win over the Perth Wildcats.
Aussie impact as Durant move shakes NBA landscape
Ben Simmons will be left in Brooklyn without his All-Star mates, with Kevin Durant set to be traded to Phoenix and join Australian Jock Landale at the Suns.
Wildcats rally to eliminate Phoenix in NBL
Perth Wildcats come back from 13 points down in the final quarter to end South East Melbourne Phoenix's NBL season in the Play-In Tournament opener.
JackJumpers upset Taipans to earn NBL semi-final berth
Milton Doyle's 25 points and a stellar cameo from Isaac White have propelled Tasmania JackJumpers into the NBL semi-finals with a 87-79 win over Cairns.
‘Long road’ for Tasmania’s Magette after NBL injury
Tasmania JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says star import Josh Magette faces a long road to recovery after suffering a serious facial injury against Illawarra.
JackJumpers NBL star Magette to undergo surgery
Tasmania JackJumpers gun Josh Magette will have surgery after specialists confirmed he had suffered a broken cheekbone and fractured eye socket.
Sydney Kings’ Xavier Cooks named NBL MVP
Xavier Cooks has taken out the top honour at the NBL Awards ceremony, named MVP for the 2022-2023 season.
Bullets bag United assistant as new NBL head coach
Australia under-17 coach Justin Schueller will lead Brisbane in the NBL next season after six campaigns as an assistant at Melbourne United.
Lakers’ LeBron James becomes NBA’s career top scorer
LeBron James is now the NBA's leading point scorer after breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's mark of 38,387 points.
Lauren Jackson’s future clouded by season-ending injury
Melbourne soared back to top spot at the expense of the Flyers whose captain, the great Lauren Jackson, may have played her last game.
Boston, Bullets blueprints in United’s NBL finals hunt
Melbourne United have studied footage of big wins by the Boston Celtics and Brisbane Bullets as they chase a similar result against the Adelaide 36ers.
Wildcats drop out of NBL top six after loss to Cairns
The Perth Wildcats' NBL finals hopes hang by a thread after falling out of the top six with a home defeat to Cairns.