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Outrageous integrity-breach penalties: WNBL Rd3

AN Independent Hearing Panel comprised of "highly skilled legal counsels" has banned Canberra Caps' WNBL coach and Opals assistant Paul Goriss, along with referee Simon Cosier after finding them in breach of acceptable ethical behaviour following an investigation by Basketball Australia's Integrity Unit.

TOTW Rd3: United A-OK on D

THERE was an abundance of options from NBL Round 3 for our Team of the Week even though - yes we DO know - the round formally doesn't end until Wednesday's Sydney-Tasmania fixture. But after the way they've performed earlier in this round, short of a 50-point JackJumpers upset, neither team is truly in the running.

Farewell to a giant who was never an "average Joe"

JOE Clarke was a master on the basketball court, a wizard on the footy field and a champion in the boxing ring. As a leader in the vanguard of Aboriginal and Indigenous sportspeople capable of making their mark at the highest levels, his legacy sadly is somewhat underplayed.

Bob's Corner: Danny's back, and over in Utah

BOB'S CORNER: Our US correspondent Bob Craven has been hard at work this week, compiling notable articles on Boston Celtics star Danny Aine, revisiting our own late, great Lorraine Eiler, the ravages of COVID-19 on US sports, timely anniversaries and so much more.

Now Southside to lower the boom: WNBL

ROCKED on the road by crosstown rival Melbourne, defending champion Southside can start WNBL Round 3 by making immediate amends when it hosts the Boomers at Dandenong Stadium.

Wildcats-Bullets deja vu. NBL Rd3

IF Perth and Brisbane this NBL round can stage a match half as good as last week's double-overtime thriller, it may well be another "match of the round".

NBL's "blind eye" as views go viral

NEVER let it be said the NBL doesn't spot a marketing opportunity when it sees one, even if the inevitable penalties doled out today in the aftermath of big Mitch Creek and Sam Froling plays smack of little more than wrist slaps.

B&B: Catching Lightning in a bottle

IT'S been a busy week for media collaborator Brad Rosen and I with all that went down in that epic Round 2 of the NBL season, not to mention the stunning WNBL results. We address all that and more at our Brad&Boti podcast but start out with the WNBL's reigning MVP, talking catching Lightning in a bottle with Steph Talbot.

One of a kind, Lorraine may also have been the GOAT

SHE was the first Australian - man or woman - to win a US college scholarship, instrumental in basketball for women becoming an actual "thing" in the 50s, helped create the national championship between states and was an original Opal before they even knew they were such gems. Lorraine Eiler passed away this week, one of the greatest identities in our sport's history.

TOTW Rd2: Did you get the number of that truck?

DID you get the number of that truck?

NBL Round 2 hit like a Mack truck, with so many memorable games and a few physical confrontations as well, not to mention that epic double-overtime sizzler out West.