NBL21 Rd.12: Sixers giddey about return
NO, this is no April Fool's joke. If Josh Giddey makes it through training today he will be back in Adelaide's line-up for its first NBL home match in 46 days on Saturday against Illawarra Hawks.
Brad&Boti: Simon Says
BRAD Rosen and I continue our interviews for the Brad&Boti Podcast, this week sitting down with South East Melbourne Phoenix head coach and mentor Simon Mitchell. Yes, we're talking Mitch Creek, Ryan Broekhoff and a holy host of other interesting topics in between, even Kyrie Irving, who he helped bring to Oz eight years ago.
NBL21 TotW Rd.11: Well clear of the red zone
THEY'RE back on top, running down a magnificent seven-game winning streak and using Round 11 to swing haymakers at both NSW clubs yet again, qualifying the defending champion Perth Wildcats as our NBL Team of the Week.
NBL21, Rd.11: Shock news for big Alex
DEVASTATING news for NBL fans today with one of the game's true gentlemen and sportsmen, a four-time championship-winner with the Breakers and a great backup at United, Alex Pledger, diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Bob's Corner: Wilt the Incomparable
BOB'S CORNER: U.S. correspondent BOB CRAVEN (left) is as big a fan of NBA megastar and arguably - when it comes to pure individual talent then he is the G.O.A.T. - the greatest, Wilt Chamberlain. And on a recent anniversary, here's just a small slew of stats to support that claim about "The Stilt".
Elgin Baylor, RIP one of the game's true greats
"It is truly sad that I note the passing of Elgin Baylor, one of a very small number of people who was truly one of the greatest basketball players of all time, as well as someone who had an outsized impact on the game itself." Our U.S. correspondent BOB CRAVEN gives his personal account of a legendary basketball star's career.
NBL21 Rd.11: Door to the Four wide open
WHILE most have Perth and Melbourne locked away in the NBL Final Four, despite a few recent injury-prompted United hiccups, the battle for the other two spots is on in earnest and will further take shape this round.
B&B: The insider word from Brad Newley
BRAD Rosen and I secured our first player for our Brad&Boti Podcast, the multi-talented, multi-purpose, multi-club star Brad Newley and we're talking Europe, Adelaide, NBA, Sydney Kings, wandering through his entire career since breaking into the NBL in 2004, as Rookie of the Year, Best Sixth Man and All Star game MVP.
NBL21 TotW Rd.10: Purple reign in the rain
FINALLY at home and in front of their faithful - faithful braving some of the worst weather in history - Sydney was not only able to overcome NBL title favourite Melbourne United but to smash them, and then slither past a desperate Cairns Taipans outfit.
NBL21 Rd 10: Now coaching under the microscope
COACHING is often up for scrutiny when a team is travelling poorly and that's why Cairns' Mike Kelly and Adelaide's Conner Henry are under the microscope this week.

