Three Canberra Capitals rising stars hope a golden wave helps their bid for a WNBL finals spot.

Chris Lucas coached the Emerging Opals to gold at the World University Games last week; now he is facing a cancer diagnosis.

Casey Prather has joined up with Melbourne United and he is wants to take his game to the next level this season and then hopefully into the NBA.

Kyrie Irving did not mention LeBron James, now his former teammate, while thanking Cleveland fans after his NBA trade to Boston was finalised.

ut then the seven-time WNBL champion decided she should pay herself a bit more respect.

The Sydney Kings have signed Indian national captain Amritpal Singh for the forthcoming NBL season.

The Emerging Opals won the gold medal at the World University Games on Monday.

Abbey Wehrung, Keely Froling and Lauren Scherf helped Australia win world university games gold.

Ben Simmons is heading back to the US for his rookie season and he is ready to prove the doubters wrong.

Rachel Jarry is confident she will be fit in time for the start of the WNBL season.

Houston Rockets star Eric Gordon expects his club to be right in the running for the NBA championship this coming season despite the ongoing dominance of the Golden State Warriors.

The Cavaliers have reached an agreement to trade disgruntled point guard Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics in a package headlined by point guard Isaiah Thomas, according to a league source.

Melbourne United have locked down former NBA point guard Casper Ware for the NBL season.

The Australian Boomers have won the FIBA Asia Cup in their first attempt with a commanding win over Iran in the gold medal game on Monday morning.

The World University Games begin in Taipei on Sunday and the Emerging Boomers and Emerging Opals aim to be in the medal race.

The Australian Boomers and New Zealand Tall Blacks have reached the semi-finals of their first FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon.

Golden State Warriors kingpin Kevin Durant says he will not visit US President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate the team's 2017 championship.

Melbourne United have snatched one of the NBL's elite imports with Casey Prather signing on for the coming season.

Mohamed Bamba handled the crowd and expectations with a smile and some determination as his Texas side beat Dandenong Rangers on Tuesday night.

Dandenong Stadium has hosted the past two No. 1 NBA Draft picks during recent US college tours, Texas centre Mohamed Bamba might be the third when he runs out on Tuesday night.

Australia have completed a clean sweep of their group games at the Asia Cup in Lebanon, advancing to the quarter-finals after a 90-50 win over Chinese Taipei.

Australian big man Mangok Mathiang shunned a potential AFL career for the chance to chase his NBA dreams - he has now signed a two-day deal with Charlotte Hornets.

The Australian Boomers showed their young legs and some sweet shooting in a thumping win over Hong Kong in the FIBA Asia Cup at Lebanon on Thursday night.

Melbourne United is not hiding its pursuit of Casper Ware and Casey Prather, but says neither import is signed yet.

Australia's inexperienced Boomers entered the FIBA Asia Cup with a bang on Tuesday night with a big win over Japan.

Ben Simmons has declared he's a better player than before breaking his foot and is ready for the upcoming NBA season.

The Boomers open their FIBA Asia Cup campaign against Japan on Tuesday night and David Andersen wants the NBL-based Boomers to chase the high standards set by the Rio Olympic side.

NBA star Stephen Curry will return to his day job with his head held high after carding a second successive four-over-par 74 on the secondary Web.com Tour.

Daniel Kickert has answered the call again from the Australian Boomers for the FIBA Asia Cup in Lebanon starting on Tuesday night.

Basketball Australia launched its new singlets on Friday and Matthew Dellavedova confirmed he would look forward to wearing them in next July's FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

NBA superstar Stephen Curry has shot an opening round four-over par 74 on his professional golf debut in a secondary-tier event in California.

They've only won three games but the Canberra Gunners are producing future stars.

Melbourne's rookie Corey Maynard is preparing for a baptism of fire against premiership fancies Greater Western Sydney at Manuka Oval.

Stephen Curry, who does amazing things on the basketball court, is going to see how he fares at professional golf.

The Capitals have signed the daughter of a rock and roll icon.

If the reaction of veteran guard Brad Newley is any sign, the Sydney Kings will make a good fist of their clash with NBA club Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on October 3 [AEST].

Melbourne United star Chris Goulding says disrespect of the NBL should stop after three sides won invites to play NBA clubs.

Anthony Petrie has seen the NBL on its knees, but he's excited for an NBA opportunity to spark the competition.

In October, the Sydney Kings, Melbourne United and Brisbane Bullets will face NBA sides in official pre-season games in the US.