36ers invited to Cup series
UNABLE to attend last year due to date clashes with the NBL’s Australian Basketball Challenge – a.k.a. the PreSeason Blitz – the Adelaide 36ers again have been invited to contest the international Merlion Cup in Singapore in September.
Happy endings are for fairytales
LAURA Hodges and Adelaide Lightning have been synonymous for a decade and a half, but the relationship is heading down a potentially sour road.
FLASHBACK 91: NBA Sunday
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.*
NBA Sunday: It's not cut and dried
YES, we all now know Golden State Warriors and
the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers will make history as the first opponents to meet in three consecutive NBA Finals when the best-of-seven series tips off on Friday, Aussie time.
Such a 'greats' day, yet again
ONE of the things we don’t do well in basketball as a sport unto itself is preserve and honour the game’s history and growth across Australia.
Ebzery to Flames, Standish at Perth
OPALS’ Rio Olympian Katie-Rae Ebzery will be back in the WNBL in 2017-18, helping her beloved Sydney Uni Flames in their title defence.
Finally, a sensible Opals squad
FOUR-time Olympian Laura Hodges is the surprise inclusion and Alex Wilson the shock omission from the 21-player Australian Opals squad revealed today by Basketball Australia ahead of next month’s camp in Phoenix and the Asia Cup in July.
Creek, Sobey on the NBA trail
DYNAMIC Adelaide 36ers duo Mitch Creek and Nathan Sobey shortly will be bound for the US, taking a major step in fulfilling their NBA dreams.
Manu exits, maybe for the last time
IF that was today, in fact, the end of Manu Ginóbili’s distinguished NBA career – our delightful Patty Mills asking him on the bench why everyone was delivering a standing ovation – he should be fast-tracked into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Blow for Aussie rep team
AUSTRALIA’s chances of putting our best foot forward at FIBA’s 3X3 World Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia next month have suffered a blow with London Olympian Peter Crawford unable to participate.

