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Capitals set to sign seven-time WNBL champion
Capitals have landed a major recruiting target to boost their hopes of breaking a WNBL finals drought.
Capitals have landed a major recruiting target to boost their hopes of breaking a WNBL finals drought.
Durant's three-pointer with 45 seconds to go in game three leaves LeBron James and the Cavs with a near impossible task to turn the series again.
The Cleveland Cavaliers needed to cut down on their turnovers. The Cavaliers needed to find a way to slow the Golden State Warriors in transition. The Cavaliers needed to get the members of LeBron James' supporting cast more involved. In fact, those players needed to be brilliant. It was not enough.
The NBA Finals head to Cleveland after the Warriors took the opening two games on their home court with ease.
The Canberra Capitals have added another piece to their recruitment puzzle for the WNBL season.
The experts and armchair critics have already forgotten about LeBron James' legacy. Now, it's all Durant and Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
The Capitals are the big winners for the sport and recreation ACT budget as they prepare to move to Civic.
Kevin Durant out-shone the best player on the planet in a massive win for Golden State Warriors.
Join us for live updates of Game Two of the 2017 NBA Finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers champion's popularity and influence transcends sport.
Cleveland forward LeBron James said the top-seeded Golden State Warriors are among the best teams he has seen but is confident his Cavaliers can avenge their blowout loss in Game One when the teams meet again on Sunday.
Spanish great Laia Palau is broadening her horizons by heading to Australia to play with WNBL club Dandenong Rangers.
Twice in the second quarter of game one, minutes apart, Kevin Durant barrelled down court with the ball and was thrilled to discover that the scrambling Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to have no interest in guarding him. On one of these plays, J.R. Smith stepped out of the way, as if to say, go right ahead, sir, enjoy yourself.
Golden State cruised to a 113-91 victory over Cleveland to take the opening game of these best-of-seven finals.
Join us for live updates of Game One of the 2017 NBA Finals.
Victorian Country duo Nathan Sobey and Mitch Creek aim to become the latest Australians to make the jump from the NBL to the NBA.
LeBron James has issued a searing and personal response to the discovery of racist graffiti spray-painted outside his Los Angeles home.
A racial slur was painted on the outside gate of Cavalier LeBron James' Los Angeles home just a day before the basketball superstar was set to play in his seventh straight NBA finals
Big contracts and big snubs in a busy week for Canberra sport.
The Capitals have recruited WNBA forward Jordan Hooper to bolster their WNBL roster.
The NBA Finals tip off on Friday with Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers battling for the title a record third consecutive year.
Former Capitals leader Nat Hurst thought her Opals chances had passed by until she got a shock call.
Australian basketball great accused of defrauding NBA coach of $750,000.
Shane Heal and his former basketball mentor, Brett Brown, are locked in a battle on a court of a different kind with the Australian sporting great accused of defrauding the NBA coach of $750,000.
While NBA fans gear up for next week's NBA Finals series, Australia's draft hopefuls are testing their chances in the US.
LeBron James became the leading scorer in NBA playoff history with a three-point jump shot that hit nothing but net.
The pain couldn't stop Kyrie Irving. The Celtics couldn't either.
Erin Phillips headlines the Australian Opals 21-player squad for a US camp next month and the FIBA women's Asia Cup in July.
Canberra basketballer Alex Bunton hopes she can launch her international career with the Opals.
Patty Mills could be on the verge of cashing in with a mega-sized new NBA contract but the Australian guard had two other priorities after his San Antonio Spurs were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs.
Patty Mills may have played his last game for the San Antonio Spurs.
Football stars and Hollywood stars came to Cleveland on Sunday night to watch the Cavaliers and Boston Celtics.
Patty Mills' San Antonio sink to 3-0 series deficit in NBA western conference finals after loss to Golden State.
LeBron James lit up Boston's TD Garden with a stellar display as the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Celtics 130-86 to race to a 2-0 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Penny Taylor married her long-time partner, fellow basketball star Diana Taurasi, over the weekend and she has called for Australia to catch up to the rest of the world and recognise same sex marriage.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich says his team felt sorry for themselves and lacked the belief they could beat the Golden State after losing star forward Kawhi Leonard to an ankle injury.
The Golden State Warriors have smashed the injury-plagued San Antonio Spurs 136-100 to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA western conference finals.
Patty Mills says there is a simple reason why he does not fear becoming a victim of a "dangerous" close out defensive play in San Antonio's NBA Western Conference Final series against the Golden State Warriors.
Canberra basketballer Patty Mills says the Spurs can rise above injury drama to beat the Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors have pulled off a dramatic 113-111 comeback win to stun Patty Mills' San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA western conference finals.
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