Townsville Fire won game one with its scoring but it was their ability to grind out the key moments that took them to their fourth WNBL title on Wednesday night.
The daughter of basketball great Shane Heal has called out her former Sydney Flames teammates,coming as Shane Heal faces claims of bullying,with the case back in the Federal Court on Wednesday.
Australian basketball great Shane Heal is being investigated over allegations of bullying during his tenure as Sydney Flames coach.
Lauren Jackson’s WNBL season is over after scans confirmed a partial tear to her right Achilles,but she will wait to see how her recovery goes before deciding if she will retire from basketball.
Lauren Jackson and her Southside Flyers are chasing a WNBL record crowd on Saturday when they host Sydney Flames at John Cain Arena on Saturday night.
Neither coach Shane nor his daughter Shyla have lined up for Sydney since mid-January,with the latter’s three-game absence put down to “personal reasons”.
After retiring in pain six years ago,Australia’s greatest basketballer is back on the court at 41. And fans are flocking to see the legend one last time.
Basketball Australia is investigating after WNBL most valuable player Anneli Maley called out a group of “drunk men” for allegedly verbally abusing her in Townsville.
Richmond superstar Monique Conti said putting her basketball ambitions on hold to focus on AFLW was a “really tough decision”,but she has no regrets with the Tigers about to embark on their maiden finals campaign.
Age may have wearied Lauren Jackson but her jump shot is forever and she proved this in her farewell Opals game on Saturday,leading the side to a World Cup bronze medal.
At 41,there is more to the return of Australia’s greatest basketball player than meets the eye.