Melbourne United have signed former NBA player Casper Ware as their new import point guard.

A city-wide power outage which left the Cairns Convention Centre in darkness has resulted in the NBL match between the Taipans and Brisbane Bullets being abandoned and the win awarded to the visiting side.

Melbourne Boomers' cruel run continued on Sunday as they fell in the final seconds against Townsville Fire 74-72 at the State Basketball Centre.

​Terrance Ferguson, a recent graduate of a charter school in Dallas, begins many days by taking in the view of Gulf St. Vincent from his three-story townhouse in Adelaide. He sometimes sees dolphins swimming in the waters below, which he considers "pretty cool." He also likes to check in with peers back home who are preparing for classes as college freshmen.

Andrew Gaze brought his Sydney Kings to Melbourne as United attempted to end their losing run - the Kings won 87-71.

Canberra Capitals go down to Dandenong Rangers, 82-63.

Melbourne Boomers aim to put an end to their losing run when they host Townsville Fire at the State Basketball Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Chief executives discuss how to use Tinder to make disinterested fans swipe right, writes Adrian Proszenko.

Canberra Capitals' latest signing Maddison Allen will provide fresh impetus against Dandenong on Saturday.

Melbourne United face a gruelling test against an all-star Sydney Kings side at Hisense Arena on Saturday night without some star players.

How does Andrew Gaze view his return to Melbourne at the helm of the Sydney Kings? "It's just a game we need to win."

A strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter gave the Brisbane Bullets an 83-76 victory over league leaders the Sydney Kings in their NBL clash on Thursday night.

The Australian Institute of Sport's Centre of Excellence is already regarded as the best academy for the sport outside of the United States and the announcement of the partnership with the NBA will take it to new levels.

Australian NBA star Andrew Bogut has criticised the NBA as "two-faced" and its members as "fake" ahead of what would have been his first meeting with his former team, the Golden State Warriors, since departing the club.

Melbourne United have released one of their star recruits in import point guard Cedric Jackson.

The NBA will host its Global Academy at the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in Canberra with some young talents already training in the country.

OAKLAND, Nov 7 AP - Stephen Curry let it fly from the top of the arc, backpedalled as his record- breaking three-pointer dropped and then wildly began bobbing his head and shuffling his feet with the swagger of a two-time reigning MVP.

Chris Goulding's hopes of helping Melbourne United end its four-game losing streak this Saturday night sit somewhere between doubtful and hopeful.

Australian guard Dante Exum's minutes in the Utah backcourt could be about to take an extended hit, with Jazz starting point guard George Hill taking out NBA Western Conference player of the week honours.

Sydney Kings captain Kevin Lisch sank a clutch shot in the final second to lift his team to a thrilling 79-77 win over the Cairns Taipans in a fiery NBL battle at Qudos Bank Arena.

Dandenong Rangers couldn't slow down a rampant Canberra Capitals on Sunday.

Injury-hit Melbourne United and fellow glamour club Sydney Kings have run into NBL turbulence but perennial contenders NZ Breakers are building nicely.

Melbourne United struggle to a fourth-straight loss against the Illawarra Hawks.

Lauren Mansfield resurrected Canberra Capitals' Victorian road trip on Sunday.

Kelsey Griffin set them up, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe knocked them down as Bendigo Spirit earned a 70-58 win over Canberra Capitals on Saturday night.

The Canberra Capitals have begun their Victorian road trip with a 70-58 point loss to the WNBL ladder leaders Bendigo Spirit.

Melbourne United started this season in the penthouse but injuries and losses have forced them into the outhouse, at least for the time being.

Dandenong Rangers have been doing it tough physically and mentally in the opening weeks of the WNBL season.

Australian star Andrew Bogut was ruled out of the Dallas Mavericks' NBA clash against the Portland Trail Blazers because of "personal reasons".

Melbourne United lost a heart-breaker in overtime against the NZ Breakers.

Canberra Capitals are playing the number one and two teams on the road this weekend.

Ashleigh Karaitiana is making up for lost time with Bendigo Spirit.

Melbourne United will throw everything they have at beating New Zealand Breakers at Hisense Arena on Friday night.

Ben Simmons didn't care much for school. In fact, the Australian admits he attended Louisiana State University only for basketball and expresses disdain at being made to do so.

Melbourne United have ruled out star shooting guard Chris Goulding for their weekend double against New Zealand Breakers and Illawarra Hawks.

Canberra Capitals coach Paul Goriss says his WNBA guard Jazmon Gwathmey is a "day-to-day" proposition ahead of their massive road trip against the top two teams in the WNBL.

Steph Cumming's free throws with 2.5 seconds left gave her Rangers a close win over the Boomers.

Patty Mills' importance to San Antonio continues to grow, with the Australian guard again coming up big for the unbeaten Spurs in their NBA away win over Miami.

Australia is competing to host the FIBA men's World Cup in 2023 but they face stiff competition from a number of nations.