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The Week That Was: Jan.26-Feb.2
THIS past week started sadly and it got worse before it pulled out of it at the weekend so if you missed something, double-check now with our look back over the past seven days.
NBL: OK, so now it's official?
SOUTH East Melbourne's finals fate was sealed a while back and Adelaide's 14th loss means it too has joined the Phoenix and Illawarra out of NBL post-season contention.
WNBL: Down to business ... soon
THE Opals jetted out to France unnecessarily early, adding Bendigo guard Tessa Lavey to the lineup following the severe ankle injury suffered on Thursday by Lightning captain Nicole Seekamp.
Basketball SA Hall of Fame inductees: Marina Wood
IT'S less than a week now to BASKETBALL SA's Hall of Fame ceremony next Friday at Stamford Grand in the Adelaide CBD, with North Adelaide Rockets and Opals star Marina Wood (nee Moffa) among the first inductees of the new decade.
Breakers pack Sixers into mothballs
THE New Zealand Breakers tonight took the sickly dog which is the Adelaide 36ers out back of the shed and put down whatever NBL playoff dream they entertained with an emphatic 113-89 thumping in Auckland.
Lightning disaster as Seekamp hurt
ADELAIDE Lightning tonight survived a gritty challenge by a depleted Perth Lynx outfit 75-74 at the Lighthouse but it came at a huge cost with captain Nicole Seekamp badly injuring her right ankle.
Tips: United place Kings on throne
MELBOURNE United last night handed arch rival Sydney Kings the regular season championship while keeping its own slim NBL playoff hopes alive by beating a depleted Perth Wildcats 77-67 in an open-roof extravanganza.
Basketball SA Hall of Fame inductees: Werner Linde (Legend)
TODAY is your last chance to purchase tickets for the BASKETBALL SA Hall of Fame dinner tomorrow-week at Stamford Plaza, the first ceremony of the decade to feature the elevation of Dr Werner Linde to "Legend" status.
Rankings: Wildcats, Capitals still top the charts
THERE's only five teams truly still in the running for a NBL Final Four berth and it has been reflected in our weekly rankings, while in the WNBL, the jockeying on the playoff partygoers' island is all that has transpired this week.
Podcast: Farewell to Kobe
THE death of Kobe Bryant on Monday morning and the circumstances surrounding it was a tragic event for basketball globally and Brad Rosen and I review what the Los Angeles Lakers legend gave to the world in this week's podcast.
