Basketball

Best teams that didn't make NBA Finals

THIS year’s NBA Finals features the competition’s best two teams, but that’s not always the case. These are the greatest sides that never made it to the season pinnacle.

Teys to captain Sixers

GUARD Brendan Teys will be installed as the Adelaide 36ers NBL captain next season, as Mitch Creek chases his NBA dream.

Bullets rocked by Bairstow injury

THE Brisbane Bullets are planning on marquee signing Cameron Bairstow missing the entire 2017-18 NBL season.

Full extent of Cavs’ cruel Bogut blow exposed

GAME 1 of the NBA finals showed Cleveland have got a big problem. And in a cruel twist of fate, they should have had the perfect man to solve it.

3-on-3 hoops ... for Tokyo Olympic gold

A FULL list of 2020 Tokyo medal events will be finalised by the IOC next week and a street basketball-like format is favoured for inclusion.

Fallen giant’s double relegation to amateurs

THIS once-mighty team was a Bundesliga champion. Now it is no longer a professional football club and may be headed for extinction, after a stunning chain of events.

NBA star’s father ‘facing torture’

NBA star Enes Kanter says his battle with the Turkish government has taken a terrifying turn with his father arrested by authorities under the ‘Hitler of our century.’

Ingles wants an Olympic medal

JOE Ingles plans to keep playing for the Boomers until he helps Australia snare its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball.

Family man Ingles eyes future

JOE Ingles was sitting in the Utah Jazz locker room before the deciding game of the best-of-seven NBA playoff series against Los Angeles Clippers when his phone went off.

Majok’s massive NBA moment

MELBOURNE United giant Majok Majok is getting his NBA chance — all he has to do is impress the Dallas Mavericks.

‘It was a genuine monster truck’

LISTEN: DUAL-OLYMPIAN Chris Anstey has seen plenty throughout his basketball career, but nothing like a “fruit loop” NBA teammate’s first car. IN THE PAINT PODCAST

Warriors’ silent killer in NBA Finals win

KLAY Thompson’s stats didn’t look great after Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but don’t be fooled — the star guard was a game-changer.

Westbrook’s hilarious NBA Finals snub

RUSSELL Westbrook isn’t in the NBA Finals, but his former teammate and best friend Kevin Durant sure is. The Brodie went to great lengths to show us he doesn’t care.

Taipans play cool on coach

TAIPANS boss Mark Beecroft is comfortable letting coach Aaron Fearne’s contract run into its final year with a new deal yet to be struck.

Greenwood could have gone to the Olympics: Ingles

CROWS rookie Hugh Greenwood could have represented Australia at an Olympics if he stuck with basketball rather than switched to football, an NBA player has revealed.

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AFL Our AFL experts’ 2017 predictions

WE take a look at how The Advertiser’s panel of experts have changed its predictions from the start of the AFL premiership season.

VFL news Fresh injury blow for Tiger talls

RICHMOND’S key-position stocks continue to dwindle as the club faces a decision on surgery for Todd Elton.

Shock replacement Cheika slammed for questionable selection

STATISTICS show that Samu Kerevi is the player the Wallabies could least afford to lose. His replacement’s record is not so impressive.

Mental health Fevola reveals depths of depression battle

BRENDAN Fevola has revealed the depths of his battle with depression, admitting he jumped down a rabbit hole of self doubt.

‘He’s chosen drugs over everything’

BEN Cousins’ former partner, Maylea Tinecheff, says she fears he will die unless he pulls himself out of his drug spiral, Sunday Night’s Steve Pennells reports.

‘Chosen drugs over everything’