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Locking horns with Lew, before he was Kareem
LeBRON James may recently have broken Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA all-time scoring record, but there is little doubt the 7ft2in master of the skyhook revolutionised the game, and B.O.T.I. contributor Bob Craven saw him up-close-and-personal during two years of college basketball, as he recalls here.
By George! Cayla is killing it!
MELBOURNE Boomers and WNBL stalwart Cayla George is enjoying an MVP season and should join contemporaries such as Suzy Batkovic and Abby Bishop as a winner of the coveted individual award this season. And I must confess, I slouch corrected as the soon-to-be 34-year-old is playing career-best basketball.
Boomers whack Kazaks, now on to WC
NOT entirely unexpectedly, Australia brushed past Kazakhstan today at Melbourne's State Basketball Centre 98-53, a 33-11 third period ending it as a contest and Todd Blanchfield logging 31 points at 65 per cent by the end of the third quarter to have pundits checking the record books.
Bob's Corner: Brittney rises for Phoenix
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BOB'S CORNER: The world watched and waited until Russia released Brittney Griner from prison and our US correspondent Bob Craven has been following her journey since, a trip which has taken her all the way back to the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury. And Bob has a few more tidbits to share.
FFS: Talbot shock, Sammy gone ... and more
FINAL FRIDAY SUMMARIES: AN extended wrap of many of the key events in basketball this past week, from losing Steph Talbot to an ACL, Sam Mackinnon out as Brisbane Bullets GM and much much more. Boti Nagy and Bob Craven are all over it, Jade Melbourne's prospects and Simon Mitchell's departure all here!!
NBL, BA, FIBA ... Maybe have a Chat?
OUR Australia E team tips off tonight now in its second-last FIBA World Cup qualifying game - the Boomers have already qualified by the way - against Bahrain but this disruption to the NBL Championship Series truly is unconscionable and just makes winning their fourth title that much tougher for Mody Maor's New Zealand.
And in the end ... the correct teams are there
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THE NBL genuinely enjoyed an amazing regular season, its "play-in" tournament a huge success and both semi finals went the distance to produce the Grand Final - oops, "Championship Series" - between Sydney and New Zealand many craved and expected.
Bob's Corner: Trade winds blow through NBA
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BOB'S CORNER: During our injury-enforced absence, US correspondent Bob Craven has been chomping at the bit, churning out updates for the website despite his own tryst with ill health. Unlike me, you can't keep Bob down though and he's back with all the latest news.
Our Sami to weather the storm
THE Seattle Times has produced a strong story about former Opals captain and FIBA World Cup starter and Bronze Medallist Sami Whitcomb, now driving the Perth Lynx toward a WNBL finals finish. Percy Allen is the reporter and courtesy of our man in the US, Bob Craven, we reproduce it here.
BA up the creek with 'secret doctrine'
THE announcement today of the Boomers' E team to tackle incoming FIBA featherweights Bahrain and Kazakhstan in this latest World Cup qualifying window again starkly exposes Basketball Australia as reinforcing some kind of anti-Mitch Creek agenda.
