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Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons goes on the attack against Minnesota Timberwolves last month.
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Staff Writers

Ben Simmons undergoes season-ending back surgery

Australian guard Ben Simmons' NBA season is over but the former No.1 overall pick is expected to make a full recovery before next season's training camp.

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Tai Webster of the Wildcats looks on during game three of the NBL semifinal series between Perth Wildcats and Tasmania Jackjumpers.
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Craig O'Donoghue

Perth Wildcats title dreams over after loss to Tasmania

Perth Wildcats entered their home semifinal full of hope but they left in utter disappointment after being beaten by Tasmania JackJumpers and their season is over.

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Ben Simmons career goes from bad to worse with the Aussie NBA star out for the rest of the season due to a back injury.
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Staff Writers

Simmons out AGAIN: Aussie NBA star to miss rest of season

Ben Simmons troubled career has taken another sorry turn with the Nets star to sit out the remainder of the NBA season due to injury - the third time he has quit a season early.

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Brian Goorjian is returning to coach the Sydney Kings after last coaching in the NBL for Illawarra from 2020-2022.
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Shayne Hope

‘It’s amazing how life works’: Goorjian back on Kings’ throne

The Sydney Kings have pulled off a major coup, luring NBL coaching great Brian Goorjian back to the club on a three-season deal.

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Patty Mills has been signed by Miami Heat for the rest of the NBA season, according to a report.
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Murray Wenzel

Mills’ Miami lifeline keeps Boomer in NBA title hunt

Patty Mills’ quest for another NBA title remains alive after the Boomers veteran signed on with the Miami Heat after being cut from the Atlanta Hawks only days ago.

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Patty Mills, on the ball against Phoenix, has been waived by the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. (EPA PHOTO)
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Staff Writers

Is Patty headed home? Mills cut from NBA team

The Atlanta Hawks have waived veteran guard Patty Mills meaning his career in the NBA is all but over. The Boomers star could return to Australia to play in the NBL.

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Luka Doncic on the rampage for the Dallas Mavericks.
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Schuyler Dixon

Doncic’s massive points haul extends Mavs’ win streak

Luka Doncic scored 41 points, Kyrie Irving added 29 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 123-113 on Thursday night to extend their winning streak.

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Bryce Cotton celebrates his fourth MVP win.(Photo by Graham Denholm/Getty Images for NBL)
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Shayne Hope

NBL MVP Cotton hungry for more as finals set to tip-off

Four-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton already ranks among the league's all-time greats but remains focused on adding more team success to his list of accolades.

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The focus on making Ben Simmons a central part of the Nets’ offence is believed to have led to Jacque Vaughn’s demise as Brooklyn’s head coach.(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Ben Simmons at centre of Brooklyn Nets coach sacking fallout

Ben Simmons lost his star teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Erving last season now he has lost his coach after the Brooklyn Nets sacked Jacque Vaughn.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA All-Star basketball game in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Staff Writers

Defence not required: Mammoth All-Star points frenzy sets record

It was raining three-pointers as the East shattered the record for most points by a team in an NBA All-Star Game.

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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks against the Toronto Raptors during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday Feb. 12, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Staff Writers

Spurs’ star rookie proves why he is a triple threat

Victor Wembanyama recorded the first triple-double including blocks in three years as Milwaukee crushed the defending NBA champions Denver Nuggets.

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Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons needs to determine the direction of his international future. (AP PHOTO)
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Jasper Bruce

Simmons needs to make a call. Will he go international?

Former Boomers assistant coach and NBA great Luc Longley says the time is right for Ben Simmons to make a call on his international future as Paris 2024 nears.

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A statue of former Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been unveiled outside Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP PHOTO)
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Staff Writers

Kobe Bryant widow’s blunt message to critics at statue ceremony

Vanessa Bryant did not hold back to dispel criticism over the choice of pose for a statue honouring Kobe Bryant outside the Laker’s home court as it was revealed there would be two more erected.

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Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons (right) competes with Philadelphia 76ers' Jaden Springer. (AP PHOTO)
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Staff Writers

Ben rides boos bus to help Nets beat his former club

Aussie basketball superstar Ben Simmons was given a noisy reception by his former club before his Brooklyn Nets scored a 15-point NBA win over the 76ers.

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Zylan Cheatham's 24 points helped the Breakers beat Perth and keep their NBL finals hopes alive. (David Rowland/AAP PHOTOS)
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Murray Wenzel

NBL finals could get a shake up as Perth curse finally broken

The NZ Breakers won in Perth for the first time since 2021 to enhance their NBL Finals hopes, despite the early loss of star import Anthony Lamb to injury.

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