F-wits make it hard to keep chillin'
THE hardest part yesterday about the hearing and verdict for Josh Childress was seeing – again – what a gaggle of filthy, mindless, gutless tools social media can throw up at the drop of a hat.
United front? Not very likely
THE success of the Melbourne United NBL franchise is essential for the health, wellbeing and growth of the game in Victoria.
Wrap-Up #3: Crime and punishment
THE punishment should fit the crime and on Friday in Perth, Kings guard Ben Madgen suffered the equivalent of an execution for jay-walking, even if he did it twice.
And then there were six
IT'S a crying shame Boomers starter and Euroleague champion Joe Ingles and fellow World Cup participant Brock Motum didn't survive the NBA cut today.
Childress 'went Bill Laimbeer'
YOU know it's bad when an incident from an NBL game is being shown on global television.
Thursday an island with no oasis
NO-ONE knows what on Earth possessed the NBL to schedule a 36ers game in Adelaide last night because no-one at the club requested or wanted it.
Week #3 Rankings: Taipans under the spotlight
AFTER Cairns negotiates New Zealand today, will there still be only one unbeaten NBL team at the end of just Round 3?
Brayden Heslehurst: WNBL needs a presence too
BRISBANE-based B.O.T.I. correspondent BRAYDEN HESLEHURST says his city needs a women's national presence just as much as a Bullets team.
Bruton and Joyce at it one more time
CAL Bruton and Brendan Joyce on the same court was trouble. On the same bill as lunch speakers? Hold onto your party hats!
Wrap-Up #2: Milestones no millstones
CJ BRUTON having his #23 retired by the NZ Breakers was an appropriate reward for a great career and a great start to Round 2 of the NBL season.

