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Hornets claim unwanted NBA record
The Charlotte Hornets broke records for all the wrong reasons during their clash with the Dallas Mavericks at home, suffering the worst loss ever seen in the NBA in a preseason game.
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Irving will do "what's best" by refusing vaccine
Kyrie Irving said he didn't want to lose pay, but will continue to refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Irving breaks silence
Kyrie Irving said he didn't want to lose salary or a chance to compete for a championship with the Brooklyn Nets, but was doing “what's best for me” by refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Why LeBron won't be vaccine advocate
Despite being vaccinated himself, NBA star LeBron James says he will not advice other people to get the vaccine
Out until he’s all in: Brooklyn Nets sideline Kyrie Irving until he’s vaccinated
Irving, one of the world’s best basketball players, will not be part of the Nets’ quest for an NBA championship until he’s vaccinated against COVID-19, the team said.
- by Russell Bennett
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‘Hold it in babe’: Taurasi’s message to pregnant wife after reaching WNBA finals
Diana Taurasi has led the Phoenix Mercury back to the WNBA finals and sent her expecting wife, Australian great Penny Taylor, an important message post-game.
- by Roy Ward
Ben Simmons is little more than a public punchline in Philadelphia
Without playing a game, Ben Simmons is getting dunked on right now. He’s a pariah in Philadelphia.
- by Dan Gelston
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Opals
Liz Cambage to front private basketball hearing over conduct charges
Star Opal Liz Cambage was involved in altercation with the Nigerian team leading into the Tokyo Olympics, leading to an investigation and now hearing before a Basketball Australia panel.
- by Jon Pierik
Simmons has ‘sooked it up’ as 76ers withhold $11m in bitter battle
Australian basketball great Shane Heal says he can understand why Ben Simmons has “sooked it up” as Philadelphia 76ers put aside 25 per cent of money owed him.
- by Jon Pierik
Sixers star Embiid labels Simmons’ absence ‘borderline kind of disrespectful’
Joel Embiid called it “borderline kind of disrespectful” to teammates that the 76ers’ disgruntled point guard has not yet reported for training camp.
- by Gina Mizell
Joel Embiid ‘disappointed’ with Ben Simmons
Philadelphia 76ers megastar Joel Embiid says that he’s “disappointed” with Ben Simmons while team brass expressed “lots of hope” for bringing back their disgruntled point guard.
- by Reuters