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Maker injures wrist at Bucks training

Milwaukee Bucks' Thon Maker has picked up a pre-season wrist injury.

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.

Mavericks ready to get dirty with Bogut

Busy year: Andrew Bogut, left, in action for the national side during the men's bronze medal game in Rio.

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

Simmons bulks up for NBA debut

Simmons has bulked up since being taken by the 76ers at No.1 draft pick.

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.

Nowitzki backs Bogut to star in Dallas

Andrew Bogut.

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

Penny looks for overtime in WNBA playoffs

On her way out: Penny Taylor.

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.