Dante Exum suffered an injury scare and Josh Giddey led the way with 19 points as the Australian Boomers cruised past Puetro Rico 90-75 in Saturday morning’s pre-Olympics exhibition game in Orléans (all times AEST). Exum late in the first quarter landed awkwardly after driving to the paint, colliding with teammate Duop Reath and appearing...
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NBA 2024: Latest news on every Australian in the NBA, Josh Giddey at Chicago Bulls, Ben Simmons contract, Patty Mills free agency
The NBA offseason is in full swing now and there have been a number of Australians in the headlines, with Josh Giddey traded to Chicago early in the piece while Josh Green was the latest countryman to land on a new team. With all of that in mind, foxsports.com.au has you covered with all the...
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Jackson to appear at 5th Olympics for Australia’s Opals. Mills, Giddey in Boomers team
MELBOURNE, Australia — Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad on Sunday just four months after again coming out of retirement. The Opals, Boomers and the 3×3 teams were announced by Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team in Paris, Anna Meares in Melbourne...
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The biggest winners and losers from Boomers’ Paris squad… and key questions yet to be answered
This round of cuts was always going to be tricky but few people were expecting Matisse Thybulle to be one of the unfortunate players to miss out as Brian Goorjian finalised his 12-man Boomers squad for the upcoming Paris Olympics. But that is exactly what has happened according to multiple reports on Friday, with Thybulle...
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Silver lining in THIRD Aussie trade as star on the move in blockbuster NBA swap
Just like that another Australian is on the move in the NBA. This time it is Josh Green who has been traded, becoming the third Australian to be dealt this off-season in a move that sees the Sydney native land with the Charlotte Hornets and Klay Thompson at the Dallas Mavericks in a multi-team trade....
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Oklahoma City Thunder trades Josh Giddey to Chicago Bulls in stunning NBA move
Australian basketball star Josh Giddey has been traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Chicago Bulls. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the bombshell deal on Friday morning (AEST), with Giddey traded to the Bulls in exchange for two-time All-Defensive guard Alex Caruso. Andrew Schlecht, who covers the Thunder for The Athletic, confirmed later in...
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Celtics win record-breaking NBA title despite surprise Aussie shining light for Mavericks
Sixteen years ago today, the Celtics won their 17th NBA Championship. Now it is a record-breaking 18 after Boston cruised to a 106-88 win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to claim the series 4-1 and another title. With it, the Celtics passed the Los Angeles Lakers, who they were previously tied with for...
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‘We figured out their gameplan’: Big call after Mavs destroy Celtics in Game 4 as Australian duo shine
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the NBA playoffs. Can the Dallas Mavericks be the first, and do it in the NBA Finals, after dominating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4? Well, while stressing they have to take it “game by game” and “play by play”, rookie Dereck...
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Aussie stuns with ‘nasty’ play… but daunting reality has Mavericks’ NBA Finals dream on lifeline
The Boston Celtics have held off a fast-finishing Dallas Mavericks 106-99 to claim Game 3 of the NBA Finals and take a 3-0 series lead. The Celtics led 91-70 early in the fourth quarter before the Mavericks stormed home, getting it as close as 93-92 but were dealt a crushing setback when Luka Doncic fouled...
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‘F***ing disgrace’: Bogut, Giddey vent fury as Aussie Olympics basketball jersey savaged
Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut questioned whether the Boomers and Opals’ Olympics jerseys were designed by blind musician Stevie Wonder as players aired their frustrations over the singlet. The jersey is once again designed by Asics and is predominantly yellow with green trim around the neck and arm holes along with Indigenous patterns on the...
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Celtics go up 2-0 in NBA Finals… but sweat on star after late injury concern
The Boston Celtics went up 2-0 in the NBA Finals after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 in Game 2 at the TD Garden, although there could be one injury concern out of the win. Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis, who was an absolute menace on both ends in Game 1 and had 12 points and...
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Kyrie-Celtics reunion locked in after Doncic dazzles in big win to send Australian duo to NBA Finals
It is official. Australian duo Josh Green and Dante Exum will be playing for an NBA championship after the Dallas Mavericks humiliated the Minnesota Timberwolves on their own court. A Luka Doncic-inspired Mavericks ran away 124-103 winners in Game 5 to seal the Western Conference Finals series 4-1 and book a spot in the NBA...
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