Australian rookie Thon Maker has had a horror start to his first NBA pre-season by suffering a wrist injury in the Milwaukee Bucks' first practice session.

Dallas Mavericks' billionaire owner Mark Cuban and star Dirk Nowitzki are salivating at the prospect of "dirty" play from Australian veteran recruit Andrew Bogut.

Patrick Mills' post-Olympic Games holiday is over and he has vowed to rise to a new level in his eighth NBA season to ensure the legacy of future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan lives on.

Basketball is coming to SBS with the NBL to have a Sunday game shown live each week on the national broadcaster this season.

The Brisbane Bullets are hopeful Cameron Bairstow and Reuben TeRangi will be fit for the side's landmark return to the National Baskeball League next week. 

Ben Simmons says he has stacked on 15kg of muscle since the Philadelphia 76ers selected him with the number one pick at June's NBA Draft.

Illawarra Hawks confirmed they are legitimate title contenders by winning the NBL's Loggins-Bruton Cup at the Australian Basketball Challenge in Brisbane.

Sydney Kings import Greg Whittington showed his dunking prowess during the Australian Basketball Challenge in Brisbane.

Penny Taylor isn't going anywhere yet, neither are her Phoenix Mercury who are into the best of five WNBA semi finals.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett announced his retirement after 21 NBA seasons on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of ultimate intensity and defensive prowess.

Australian great Penny Taylor has pushed back her retirement party for at least another game as her Phoenix Mercury won their way through to the second round of the WNBA Playoffs.

Melbourne Boomers have lost their co-captain Elyse Penaluna for the season and are now searching for a replacement player.

Dallas superstar Dirk Nowitzki believes Australian Andrew Bogut's championship experience will make the Mavericks genuine NBA title contenders again in 2016-17.

They're the new Canberra Capitals sister act who spend their weekdays in the classroom.

Midway through his annual pre-season media luncheon, Brett Brown was asked his expectations for the season.

Australian basketball great Penny Taylor could play her last WNBA game as early as Thursday as her Phoenix Mercury enter the sudden death rounds of the WNBA Playoffs.

Melbourne United will not rush their veteran stars back into the side in the lead-up to the new NBL season.

Fresh from the season from hell, the Sydney Kings are back on track after an undefeated tour of China.

Even Olympic Games and international basketball star Marianna Tolo had a tinge of jealousy on Saturday.

Australia's men's wheelchair basketball team has missed a Paralympics medal for the first time since 2000 after losing in the quarter-final against Great Britain.

Canberra Capitals centre Marianna Tolo sat in her pyjamas for a week after the Australian women's basketball team failed to medal at the Rio Olympics.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Mitch McGary has earned his second suspension of the 2016-17 season for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program, the league has announced.

When it comes to "maintenance" programs, the Miami Heat have numerous blueprints to draw upon. They practically authored the approach, dating to Dan Majerle's balky back under Pat Riley to the preemptive slants taken in recent years with Mike Miller and Dwyane Wade.

Lucas Walker was concerned there might not be a place for him in the NBL this year but an injury to Matt Knight has earned him a short term deal with Perth Wildcats.

A win over the nation that denied them back-to-back Paralympic gold medals in London? Check. A perfect 3-0 record to start their Paralympics campaign in Rio? Check.

When Shaquille O'Neal was 10 years old, his father made a prediction. Friday night when his son became a Hall of Famer, it was realised.

NBL executive director Larry Kestelman wants the league-produced NBL TV to become the most-watched digital sports product in Australia.

Australia's men's basketball wheelchair captain Brad Ness has been granted the honour of becoming the nation's flagbearer at the Rio Paralympics opening ceremony.

Dylan Alcott was just 21. He had been intensely involved in wheelchair basketball at the highest level and badly needed a break.

Matthew Dellavedova has endured the heartbreak of the Boomers' Rio Olympics finish and the joy of his NBA title with Cleveland Cavaliers, now he's moving into a new chapter with the Milwaukee Bucks.

All the signs are pointing to the Brisbane Bullets first season back in the National Basketball League being a resounding success.

While the pain of the Boomers' Rio Olympic campaign remains, Melbourne United guard Chris Goulding is throwing his energy into his immediate future.

Police said on Sunday that two brothers, both felons on parole, were trying to shoot a driver last week when their gunshots fatally struck Nykea Aldridge, a young mother pushing a stroller on a nearby sidewalk, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade.

While 10 athletes were detained overnight by police at the Olympics for placing stickers over their accreditation, 80 others may have been fortunate to avoid detection.

Melbourne United lacked four stars and had completed just two weeks of training but they still found a way to beat US college UCLA on Saturday night.

A cousin of Chicago Bulls star Dwyane Wade has been fatally shot while pushing a baby in a stroller on the city's South Side.

The Sydney Kings have made NBL history, becoming the first club to sign a Chinese-born player.

US star Lonzo Ball has the chance at an NBA future but his college journey is starting in Melbourne when the UCLA Bruins play Melbourne United.

Bendigo Spirit have locked in pre-season games with in-state rivals Melbourne Boomers and Dandenong Rangers ahead of the new WNBL season.