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No respite: The Lakers fell to their worst loss in franchise history.

Lakers suffer worst loss in team history

Australian centre Andrew Bogut missed his sixth successive NBA game, but teammate Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks had something to prove on Sunday (Monday AEDT) and dealt the Lakers their worst loss in franchise history.

Silver flags pre-season game for Australia

"It's a fantastic market and it's a market our players enjoy travelling to": NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.

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.

Simmons closer to NBA debut

Philadelphia 76ers player Ben Simmons is closer to his NBA debut.

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.