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Jayson Tatum on fire as the Celtics take game four
Jayson Tatum has a big night out as the Celtics blow out the Heat.
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Andrew Wiggins' monster dunk on Luka Doncic
Andrew Wiggins dunks on Luka Doncic as the Warriors take game three.
Aussie Dyson Daniels shows his strength from long range in the NBA G League
Dyson Daniels knocks down the long range shot in the NBA G League.
Bam Adebayo's monster game leads the Heat
Bam Adebayo has a monster game as the Heat defeat the Celtics in game three.
Giddey snubbed again in NBA awards, Exum into final four, NBL free agency begins
Josh Giddey has missed out on being named in the All-Rookie first team, while NBL free agency has begun and the league is also looking at an aggressive expansion into Canberra.
- by Roy Ward
‘Sydney is in love with the Kings’: Large crowd celebrates drought-breakers
A large crowd in Circular Quay celebrated the Kings first title in 17 years as star Jaylen Adams remains coy on his future.
- by Dominic Bossi
The house that Kings built: How Sydney recruited champion roster
Playing “import bingo” and keeping the faith in young recruits helped the Sydney Kings rebound from the devastation of a grand final loss in 2020 to claim their first NBL title in 17 years.
- by Angus Thomson
Bucks come back, Aussie grabs US chance and is an NBA move on cards for grand final MVP?
Xavier Cooks has battled self-doubt and injury to star in the NBL and now his NBA dream is within reach; Anneli Maley is impressing in her second chance in the WNBL; and the Bucks came back from 14 down in the last to stun the Celtics.
- by Roy Ward and Angus Thomson
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Sydney Kings
Kings break 17-year NBL title drought in front of record home crowd
The Sydney Kings pulled off a sweep of the best-of-five series, beating the Tasmania JackJumpers 97-88 to claim the NBL title in front of a 16,149 home crowd.
- by Angus Thomson
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NBL
Slam dunk: Basketball winning the battle for hearts and minds
Clear pathways, excellent domestic leagues and international success have helped basketball enter a new golden era in Australia.
- by Angus Thomson and Phil Lutton
‘Keyboard warriors’: Vasiljevic shrugs off death threat as Kings home in on title
Dejan Vasiljevic was unfazed by social media abuse received after his clutch three-pointer against the Tasmania Jackjumpers on Sunday put the Kings just one win away from the NBL championship.
- by Dominic Bossi