It's groundhog day in the WNBL as Canberra and Townsville square off for the second time in eight days.

Lasan Kromah has just arrived in Melbourne but he will be thrown right into the breach as his club fights for a key win over Cairns Taipans on Saturday night.

Penny Taylor went to the top of world basketball and she is briefly home in Melbourne to celebrate her home club Dandenong Rangers' 25th WNBL anniversary this weekend.

Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups and former Miami Heat guard Jason Williams are among the ex-NBA players coming out of retirement to compete in a new 3-on-3 league founded by rapper-actor Ice Cube that will feature a half-court setup and a four-point shot.

A regular season NBA game might be too great an ask, but NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has flagged the possibility of the league bringing a pre-season game to Australia in the near future.

A decimated Melbourne United gave top-of-the-ladder Adelaide 36ers all they could on Thursday night.

Ben Simmons has taken a significant step towards his NBA debut during a training drill before the Philadephia 76ers' comeback win over the New York Knicks.

Three Melbourne United stars could miss the club's showdown with Adelaide 36ers at Adelaide Arena on Thursday night.

Michael Beasley scored a season-high 28 points in place of an ill Giannis Antetokounmpo, as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-107.

A quick-fix mentality continues to dog the Knicks.

Ben Simmons has taken another step in his return to the court for the 76ers.

Where is Derrick Rose? The point guard was a mysterious late scratching before the loss to the Pelicans.

Watching Melbourne United's Casper Ware and Adelaide 36ers' Jerome Randle star in the NBL this season, many fans wonder: why aren't they in the NBA?

Australian Dante Exum has been dropped by his NBA team Utah to their D-League affiliate the Salt Lake City Stars.

Matthew Dellavedova's NBA return from injury failed to spark a Milwaukee side missing star Giannis Antetokounmpo against Washington.

Canberra Capitals snapped a four-game losing streak, beating Sydney 76-73 on Sunday as Kate Gaze starred.

Coming into the weekend Adelaide Lighting had a 0-15 season record and few people expected them to break their streak in two Victorian road games.

Sometimes the form book lies and the moment wins. Adelaide's upset win over Dandenong Rangers was one of those times.

Melbourne United can't be sure they will have star guard Chris Goulding for their trip to league-leaders Adelaide 36ers on Thursday night.

Stats machine Russell Westbrook notched his 17th triple-double of the season as he fired the Oklahoma Thunder to a 121-106 thrashing of the Denver Nuggets.

Canberra Capitals made it four losses in a row after they were thrashed 93-60 by Townsville on Friday night.

The Sydney Kings have slumped to another loss at home, this time falling victim to a Perth Wildcats side lead by exciting new import and ex-NBA player Bryce Cotton.

The loss of star Chris Goulding and an irresistible Illawarra Hawks combined to see off Melbourne United in Wollongong on Saturday night.

Melbourne United don't need to look beyond their win-loss record to stay humble ahead of their road game with Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night.

Sydney Kings coach Andrew Gaze is confident that his side will continue to improve as it enters the final stretch of the regular season.

Andrew Bogut gives perhaps the most honest interviews in the NBA, and when he says he feels there is no scenario that he can envision in which he returns next season as a Maverick, it rubs people the wrong way.

Canberra Capitals travel to Queensland keen to snap three-game losing streak and keep season alive.

If anyone will appreciate the potential impact of Melbourne Boomers' trip to Geelong this Saturday night, it's guard Maddie Garrick.

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Dirk Nowitzki has praised Australian team-mate Andrew Bogut for selflessly offering to give up his role as starting centre on the struggling NBA team.

Boomers star Matthew Dellavedova missed his third successive NBA game due to a hamstring injury, but the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94 on Monday night (Tuesday AEDT).

Melbourne United star Casper Ware is playing down his blazing start to his NBL career.

Former NBA centre Josh Boone's arrival at Melbourne United has coincided with three straight wins but coach Dean Demopoulos is not yet ready to discuss whether Boone will finish out the season.

Melbourne United put on their best performance of the season with a 104-73 win over top-team Adelaide 36ers on Sunday.

James Harden has produced a NBA record 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds as the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed New York Knicks 129-122.

Nathan Sobey has waited for his chance and is now making the most of it as his Adelaide 36ers chase an NBL championship.

Missing Australia's Matthew Dellavedova due to injury, the Milwaukee Bucks have fallen 116-99 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Sydney have come from behind in crunch time to beat the New Zealand Breakers 85-80 in an NBL nailbiter at Qudos Bank Arena.

Melbourne United won't be closing off their late game scoring options despite import point guard Casper Ware's heroics this season.

Casper Ware handled business and his Melbourne United scored a priceless win in Cairns.