LeBron James,Victor Wembanyama and the NBA’s superstars are all lining up for Paris 2024 and Brian Goorjian knows he will need a gritty Boomers team to stare down an Olympic field like no other.
Melbourne United centre Ariel Hukporti has embraced a complex role to help his NBL club chase this year’s title but he’s skills look even better suited to the NBA,which he hopes is his next stop.
Boomers captain Patty Mills,having been waived by the Atlanta Hawks,has linked with the Miami Heat,giving him a new home to ensure his spot at Paris 2024.
The NBL boss has had enough of hearing about the glory days – the boom times of the 1990s when the league was a TV staple and Andrew Gaze led the household names. The NBL might be at its zenith right now,he says.
A diehard Roosters fan,who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles,has been taking names from the team and using them in movies and TV shows for years.
The NBA All-Star game is supposed to showcase basketball’s brightest talents,but Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen says high scoring does not equal entertaining and the lack of competitive spirit is bad for the sport.
A back injury may have knocked him out for a while,but it sure hasn’t slowed Australian basketball Ben Simmons down.
The inaugural Chicago Bulls Ring of Honour ceremony reflected the dysfunction of the legendary side during the 1990s,but it was a triumph for Luc Longley.
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian hopes NBA fans will stop booing Australian Josh Giddey after US police ended their investigation into him this week.
NBA player Josh Giddey won’t face charges over allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an underage girl,US police have confirmed.
Josh Giddey has enjoyed a bright start to 2024 on the court as he deals with new defensive tactics,three-point pressure and an ongoing police investigation.