NBA
NBA Finals game six LIVE updates: Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors
Jaylen Brown and the Celtics need to win at home to send the series to game seven as Steve Kerr’s Warriors eye a fourth championship in eight seasons.
- by Paul Suttor
Latest
Gaze officially a legend, Daniels scores draft invite
Andrew Gaze will officially become a Basketball Australia legend next month while Dyson Daniels has been invited to attend the NBA Draft in person.
- by Roy Ward
NBA Finals game five as it happened: Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics
The series was evenly poised following the Warriors’ 10-point road win in game four. Here’s how game five unfolded.
- by Paul Suttor
Heart, humour and a 9-minute training montage: Why Hustle is the perfect sports movie
Adam Sandler may have stressed us out with Uncut Gems, but Hustle will leave you feeling warm, fuzzy and inspired.
- by Thomas Mitchell
A Bucks reunion at the Boomers, Magbegor stars with Storm
Two Australian NBA players will team up for the Boomers in Melbourne later this month, the latest NBL signings, and Opals star Ezi Magbegor bounces back from COVID-19.
- by Roy Ward
NBA Finals: As it happened: Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors - Game 3
It’s all square at 1-1 after the Warriors’ 19-point win on Monday but now they have to head back to the East Coast for the next two games. Join us for all the action.
- by Paul Zalunardo
Melbourne NBA hopeful has no fear heading into summer league; Warriors, Celtics chase title
Sydney Kings guard DJ Vasiljevic will have no fear letting his three-point shots fly when he heads over to NBA Summer League in July, while some Australians in the WNBL have been struck down by COVID-19 and the NBA finals are about to begin.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
Swimming World Championships
Steve Kerr, Teri McKeever and the demise of the win-at-all-costs coach
The conflicting tales of these American coaches show the way forward for those who want to shape the future of aspiring and established athletes.
- by Phil Lutton
NBA buzz builds for Daniels, Reid’s rise to Opals
Dyson Daniels is winning over teams ahead of the NBA Draft, Nikola Jokic has beat out Joel Embiid again and Opals guard Steph Reid goes from too small to Australian debutante.
- by Roy Ward
Beneath Kerr’s self-control is a life’s worth of outrage and grief
The Golden State coach was an 18-year-old freshman when his father, Malcolm Kerr, was assassinated by the militant group Islamic Jihad in Lebanon.
- by Sally Jenkins
‘When are we gonna do something?’ NBA coach lashes senators after Texas shooting
US basketball legend Steve Kerr unleashed in a pre-match press conference, saying 50 Republican senators were ‘holding us hostage’ on gun legislation.
- by Angus Thomson