Basketball

The 2023 NBA MVP allegedly confronted a writer from his home town who mentioned the All-Star centre’s late brother in a series of columns.

Former Perth Wildcat Alex Sarr has endured a tough start to life in the NBA, with the No.2 draft pick’s Washington Wizards blown out by defending champions Boston.

‘We will forever love you and those big hugs you would give, miss you big fella.’

NBA in mourning as much-loved Hall of Fame basketball legend dies.

Scott Ninnis has been released from his contract as coach of the NBL's Adelaide 36ers midway through the rebuilding club's pre-season.

30 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and a bronze medal; Ezi Magbegor has played the game of her life to overcome a Belgian shooting spree and lead the Opals to their first Olympic medal in 12 years.

Aussie basketball fans are seething over a last second decision that could have won the Boomers their Olympic final.

Having already been on the losing end of brilliant performances from two of the world’s best players in Paris, the Boomers face another huge challenge in their sudden death quarterfinal tonight.

The Boomers have been handed an agonising defeat in their crunch-time clash with Greece and their Olympic fate is now up to the basketball gods. 

One end of RAC Arena will be transformed into a Boombox for multiple basketball games during HoopsFest after the event secured a world-renowned headline act.

The Boomers are locked in a battle to progress to the quarter-finals after they were outgunned 93-83 by Canada in a high-quality Olympic pool game in Lille.

The Opals were made to pay for constant turnovers and poor free-throw shooting in a 13-point loss to Nigeria that has severely dented their Olympic hopes.

Dante Exum will play through the pain of a badly dislocated finger suffered in the Boomers' one-point defeat of France that completed a positive Games build-up.

The Australian Boomers continue to impress after a downing powerhouse Serbia led by one of the NBA’s elite.

Australia have taken the US team full of NBA All-Stars down to the wire in a lead-up game ahead of their Paris Olympics campaign.