JackJumpers’ title defence in tatters as Hawks roll on
Star Illawarra big man Sam Froling has scored 18 points to go with seven rebounds to lead his side to a crushing win over Tasmania.
Star Illawarra big man Sam Froling has scored 18 points to go with seven rebounds to lead his side to a crushing win over Tasmania.
The Brisbane Bullets were without half their team but produced a stunning NBL upset of the Adelaide 36ers.
The Perth Wildcats have put in a blistering fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the South East Melbourne Phoenix by a point.
Australian guard Dante Exum has returned from wrist surgery after sitting out Dallas Mavericks' first 48 games of the NBA season.
Breakers star Matthew Mooney has scored 24 points to go with eight assists to lead his team to a seven-point NBL win over the last-placed Cairns Taipans.
Australian basketball legend Patty Mills, aged 36 and in his 16th NBA season, has been traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Perth Lynx were the big losers in round 14 of the WNBL season after suffering a shock loss to Adelaide, while the Sydney Flames surged into fourth spot.
Tasmania is enjoying a moment in the sporting sunshine, with the NBL's JackJumpers, BBL's Hurricanes and AFL coach Chris Fagan winning flags in the past year.
Seven teams remain in the NBL Finals hunt with two rounds of the regular season left to play, as league officials predict an epic title battle.
Adelaide 36ers centre Isaac Humphries believes the annual NBL Pride Round is a huge step forward for the LGBTQ+ community.
Brisbane's import pair Casey Prather and Keandre Cook have steered the injury-hit Bullets to victory in New Zealand to keep their NBL season alive.
Kendric Davis produced another top-drawer performance as Adelaide beat Sydney to move into the NBL's top six and push the Kings from second to fourth.
Bryce Cotton scored 38 points but it wasn't enough for the Perth Wildcats who were stunned by the Cairns Taipans in double overtime.
Bendigo are flying at the top of the WNBL ladder with three rounds to play, but there is a five-team scrap below them to nab a post-season berth.
Melbourne had multiple contributors in a 115-88 deconstruction of a wounded Brisbane that severely dented the Bullets' NBL post-season hopes.
Birthday boy Montrezl Harrell paved the way for a comfortable Adelaide defeat of New Zealand that pushed the 36ers into outright sixth on the eve of the finals.
Perth Wildcats sharpshooter Bryce Cotton was held to just 14 points in his 250th NBL game as Melbourne United posted a tense win on the road.
Atlanta NBA coach Quin Snyder has responded to links to the vacant Boomers job after his side, featuring breakout Australian Dyson Daniels, fell to Detroit.
Illawarra have missed the chance to go two wins clear on top of the NBL ladder after suffering a second shock loss to last-placed Cairns.
Rob Edwards poured in 35 points as the Cairns Taipans thumped the Bullets by 31 points in Brisbane.
Dejan Vasiljevic has landed 10 three-pointers to lead the Adelaide 36ers to a clinical 24-point win over the Cairns Taipans.
Finals-bound Bendigo have taken a stranglehold on the WNBL top spot after two more wins.
Cairns Taipans NBL coach Adam Forde has threatened to play his bench for all 40 minutes if attitudes don't improve from Sunday's heavy home loss to Adelaide.
The Illawarra Hawks showed again why they are the NBL championship favourites, swatting the Brisbane Bullets aside by 34 points with ease in Wollongong.
Suspended Cairns Taipans player Jackon Makoi has pleaded not guilty to assaulting and choking a woman more than a year ago.
The most lopsided quarter of the NBL season has helped Perth overcome an undermanned Brisbane, with Bryce Cotton again starring with 36 points.
Jackson Makoi's basketball career appears in limbo after he was stood down by the Cairns Taipans following assault charges.
Phoenix import Derrick Walton Jnr will miss the rest of the regular season with a fresh hamstring injury suffered on an eventful night in Traralgon.
South East Melbourne import Matt Hurt and former Cairns guard Nathan Sobey have combined to swat aside the bottom-placed Taipans by 11 points.
The Illawarra Hawks broke club records in a blistering first half, before settling for a 108-100 victory over the battling New Zealand Breakers in Wollongong.
Bullets coach Justin Schueller said he had concerns about the slippery Traralgon court before their injury-riddled loss to the Phoenix.