Bob's Corner: Nash mashed and Irving in trouble again
BOB'S CORNER: It has been a huge week in the NBA with coach Steve Nash departing the controversy-plagued Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving in hot water, how valuable can an NBA ticket grow to be and so much more. Our correspondent Bob Craven has been busy at the keyboard.
Bob's Corner: It's Miller time ... in LA
BOB'S CORNER: Our man at the coalface in the birthplace of basketball - the USA - Bob Craven, has been busy this week with so much going on. This week's report has WNBA, NBA, NCAA, entertaining history and a lot more as he searches for those items to keep our readers amused and uptodate.
Bob's Bonus: Do we really believe in the Nets?
BOB'S BONUS: Seattle-based American correspondent Bob Craven could not let the first week of the 2022-23 NBA season go without giving us some of his astute observations. And because we're Aussies, he obviously felt Ben Simmons was the best place to start his weekly recap.
Bob's Corner: Dark times for Dikembe
BOB'S CORNER: The NBA season tipped off this week but there is always plenty happening in US basketball anyway, as BOB CRAVEN, our man with the Stateside scoops, reports in a series of significant snippets, none moreso than the latest news of the state of Dikembe Mutombo's ill-health.
NBA tips off with strong Aussie/NBL presence
THE NBA's 2022-23 season tips off today with a powerful Australian presence, enhanced even moreso by an NBL influence. The opening games of the 82-game schedule are done and dusted, with a long wait ahead until we see the Golden State Warriors face Milkwaukee Bucks for the championship.
B&B: We crack the ton with a rowdy pod
YES! We did it! Multi-media personality, TV caller and former Sydney Kings captain Brad Rosen and I today posted our 100th Brad&Boti podcast and thank you to those of you who do regularly tune in for it. We scored Olympian, NBA and NBL forward Ryan "Rowdy" Broekhoff for this one and it is a candid and fun landmark podcast.
Thirst Day: Bits, Pieces & Redemption
THIRSTY for news? Well it's Thursday so here's an update: Ben Simmons looked an NBA All Star today as Brooklyn KO'd Milwaukee in a preseason game, Sydney Flames have a new WNBL partner, Kobe Bryant's legacy is revisited in "The Redeem Team" and the NBL is excited crowds are flocking to see its games live.
Thunderstruck! 36ers back to Earth with a thud
OKLAHOMA CITY: Former Adelaide 36ers playmaker Josh Giddey led the way today as his Oklahoma City Thunder smashed the Sixers 131-98 in the second NBAvNBL preseason game of 2022, the visitors hampered by the absence of Daniel Johnson but never in the contest.
Bob's Corner: Late breaking news, from last month
BOB'S CORNER: As readers here would be well aware, I've been attending the FIBA Women's World Cup in Sydney so did miss this wrap of all things basketball, submitted by our erstwhile US correspondent BOB CRAVEN. It still makes great "catch-up" reading so without further ado...
Historic win as 36ers shade the Suns
HOT on the heels of Australia's Opals reasserting themselves on the world stage with a Bronze Medal, the Adelaide 36ers today created history as the first NBL club to beat an NBA franchise, stunning basketball fans worldwide with a 134-124 victory over the Phoenix Suns.