Bucks back with Giannis in harness
From BOB CRAVEN, Stateside
THE homestanding Phoenix Suns took the first two games of this year’s NBA Finals, but when the series moved to Milwaukee for Game 3, it was the Bucks' turn to dominate.
Trevor bound for the NBA
THE most successful era in Perth Wildcats' long and prolonged history of NBL success, closes today with the news head coach Trevor Gleeson is stepping down to take up a coaching role in the NBA.
Bob's Corner: Anniversary logo goes West
BOB'S CORNER: The NBA has gone conservative on its logo to commemorate the league's 75th season in 2021-22 season and our man in the USA, BOB CRAVEN was there to bring us uptodate on which direction it would be taking. If you're expecting an homage to Kobe Bryant, well, let's see...
Bob's Corner: NBA Finals? Not just now...
BOB'S CORNER: A WNBA anniversary, news on the USA women's team for the Tokyo Olympics and another anniversary which Boston Celtics NBA fans are never likely to forget ... Our US correspondent BOB CRAVEN is on the ball with all your weekend read needs.
Suns blow a shining opportunity
AT home in Phoenix, the Suns wasted a golden opportunity to jump straight to the NBA Finals when they lost 102-116 to the LA Clippers, despite nursing a 3-1 best-of-five series lead.
(NBA Wrap with BOB CRAVEN)
Bob's Corner: Now Suns cop a little clip
BOB'S CORNER: Our man in the USA, Bob Craven, is all over the NBA Conference Finals in this week's visit Stateside, and the Ben Simmons backlash in Philadelphia where the 76ers were booed off court. He's also got the latest on USA Basketball's men's team for the Tokyo Olympics and its 3x3 women's team for the Games.
Bob's Corner: Jazz cop a clip
BOB'S CORNER: Aussie and Boomers star Joe Ingles has had to mostly watch a dramatic turnaround in Game 6 as his Utah Jazz were despatched from the NBA Playoffs by a Kawhi Leonard-less LA Clippers, our US correspondent BOB CRAVEN all over it in this week's round-up.
Bob's Corner: Mercedes driving as Steph flourishes
BOB'S CORNER: Our US correspondent Bob Craven hails from Seattle, where Aussie tyros and Tokyo-bound Opals Olympians Steph Talbot and Ezi Magbegor have found their various WNBA fortunes fluctuating at the Storm, though Adelaide Lightning's WNBL MVP is on a roll. All this and much more in his round-up.
Tall Tales But True: Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: Chris Anstey will win a lot of friends and influence others with his first effort at putting pen to paper, "TALL TALES: What the Whiteboard Never Taught Me" far more a collection of inspirational and immediately adaptable philosophies than a mere memoir.
Bob's Corner: NBA latest and some sad big man news
BOB'S CORNER: Our US correspondent BOB CRAVEN has an NBA playoffs update this week, along with some sad and tragic news regarding a couple of very notable "big" guys, Shawn Bradley and the late Mark Eaton, a Utah Jazz fixture for 11 years. All this and more with Bob's regular round-up