Basketball

Sydney Kings superstar and former NBL MVP Xavier Cooks has been sensationally suspended ahead of his team’s playoff opener this week amid a potential anti-doping violation.

A day after it was announced an NFL game would be played Down Under it has been revealed the NBA is following suit.

The Slovenian superstar has revealed when he was told he would being heading to LA, while also denying several mega trade rumours.

CANDACE BUCKNER: It was the giant shake-up the league needed and the wake-up call the stars had been fearing.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ storied history of pulling off seismic blockbuster trades has another chapter with a monumental swap no one saw coming. Here’s who came out on top and who has been left behind.

The NBA world is still coming to terms with the sensational trade no one saw coming - none more than Luka Doncic. The megastar has finally spoken since news of the move broke on Sunday.

Perth Wildcats have roared back into third spot, with a dominant rebounding display lifting them to a key win over Sydney Kings - and now their destiny is in their own hands.

The NBA has been shocked to its core by one of the biggest surprise trades in the league’s history, with Luka Doncic set to join LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Davis shipped to Dallas.

One of the NBA’s biggest stars is expected to miss at least five games after being suspended for the third time this month.

‘Our family, my wife’s family, my wife’s twin sister ... are freaking out right now.’

James is set to become the 32nd player in NBA history to play at least one game in the regular season or playoffs after turning 40.

Bryce Cotton made a blazing start to Perth’s game against Illawarra as he looked to keep a historic hot streak rolling. But what happened next stunned everyone.

GEORGIE PARKER: Women’s sport is more popular that every, but the players are nowhere near being rewarded for it has well as they should be.

Perth Wildcats superstar Bryce has broken the NBL’s single-game scoring record against New Zealand at RAC Arena.

‘Everybody calls me a liar’: LeBron James speaks out about online harassment and tells his 160 million Instagram followers he ‘quits’.