Andrew Bogut shared offensive video on X Anthony Albanese is compared to Adolf Hitler Bogut believes Australia lacks free speech By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:20 BST, 25 April 2024 | Updated: 01:31 BST, 25 April 2024 Aussie NBA great Andrew Bogut has raised plenty of eyebrows after sharing a shocking video...
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How to watch NBA Playoffs 2024 in Australia: Full schedule, TV channel, live stream, tip-off times for First Round | Sporting News Australia
The NBA postseason has arrived! Can the Denver Nuggets make it back-to-back titles? Will the Boston Celtics stamp themselves as the best team after finishing with the best record in the regular season? Or will another contender rally to lift the Larry O’Brien trophy? The bookmakers have the Celtics as the current favourites to win...
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After spending two years in the wilderness, this Aussie could help swing the NBA title
After 82 games from each of the NBA’s 30 teams, we’re back at the time of the year where legacies are forged, year-long narratives and theories dispelled. It’s playoff time, and this year’s post-season is shaping up to be the most exciting and open in years. Last year’s playoffs saw Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets team...
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NBA Playoffs locked in! OKC’s ideal match-up as Giddey faces familiar foe, Heat to play Celtics
Australian versus Australian. Mate versus mate. Josh Giddey and former NBA Global Academy teammate Dyson Daniels will face off in the first round of the NBA playoffs after the New Orleans Pelicans booked their spot in the post-season. The Pelicans, without superstar Zion Williamson, were too go for the Sacramento Kings in their do-or-die play-in...
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Australia delivers record-breaking viewership for 2023-24 NBA season | Sporting News Australia
Australian NBA fans are more dialed in than ever and the data backs it up. With a record 11 Aussies taking the floor this season in the NBA, fans Down Under were glued to the TV screen in record numbers. Per data provided by the NBA on the 2023-24 NBA regular season, Australia dominated viewership...
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WNBA draft results 2024: Australians Nyadiew Puoch, Isobel Borlase and Jaz Shelley selected in historic class | Sporting News Australia
Australia’s WNBA contingent just got larger, with WNBL stars Nyadiew Puoch and Isobel Borlase both being drafted by the Atlanta Dream, while college standout Jaz Shelley was picked by the Phoenix Mercury. The former Southside Flyer Puoch was selected with the 12th pick in the draft, while Adelaide Lightning guard Borlase was picked eight spots...
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Aussie ‘prodigy’ Dyson Daniels wows NBA with ‘filthy’ game for rising contenders
Australia’s Dyson Daniels has returned to form at just the right time and shapes as a key reason why his New Orleans Pelicans will take some beating in the NBA playoffs. The 21-year-old returned from injury late last month after undergoing mid-season surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee in February....
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‘Aussie ball’ mindset behind versatile Boomers squad for Paris Olympics
Australia’s men’s basketball team for the Paris Olympics has been announced, with a 22-man squad still to be trimmed by 10 prior to the action starting in July. Brian Goorjian will lean into Josh Giddey’s resurgent NBA form when the Boomers activate “Aussie ball” in Paris. But the coach has opened the door for some...
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Australian Boomers Olympic squad revealed: Draft prospects, NBL champions, and NBA veterans among 22 players selected | Sporting News Australia
The extended squad for the Australian Boomers has been revealed ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. After a historic campaign at the Tokyo Games, which saw the team claim their first ever major tournament medal, they took a major step back at last year’s FIBA World Cup, failing to reach the quarter-finals. One year on...
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Jack White signs with Memphis Grizzles: Australian returns to NBA on 10-day contract | Sporting News Australia
Former Australian NBA champion Jack White is back in the league, after he signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. White, 26, spent the 2022-23 season on a two-way deal split between the Denver Nuggets and their G-League affiliate the Grand Rapids Gold, winning a championship with the squad. The following season, he was...
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The Rise of Australian stars in the NBA: A look down under
Australian players have carved out a unique and indelible mark on the league. Picture Shutterstock The National Basketball Association (NBA) has long been the pinnacle of basketball excellence, attracting talent from every corner of the globe. Among these international contributions, Australian players have carved out a unique and indelible mark on the league, demonstrating not...
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Clutch Exum, ‘game-changing’ Giddey… and cheeky Ingles acts as Australians come up big in NBA
Cometh the moment, cometh the man. While it had been the Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving show, as it usually is, for the majority of Dallas’ game against Houston on Monday, it was Dante Exum who stood tall when the duo needed him most to help the Mavericks to a 147-136 overtime win. With Doncic...