Basketball

Australian basketball fans are licking their lips at the prospect of the NBA champ suiting up for Australia. Here’s what needs to happen for Kyrie Irving to wear the green and gold at the 2028 LA Games.

The game has had a major overhaul to breathe new life into what was once the showpiece event of the US basketball calendar.

Mac McClung can lay claim to being the NBA’s all-time Slam Dunk Contest king, becoming the first man in history to snare three successive titles.

Ben Simmons will again play with Patty Mils, this time in the City of Angels. As he started trained with his new teammates he had a sublte swipe at the Brooklyn Nets.

NBA superstar Luka Doncic has shown why he was worth discarding Anthony Davis as he made his long-awaited debut for the LA Lakers today.

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.’