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‘Why do you have to choose?’: New mum Screen has baby along for NBA camp
Jenni Screen hates to miss an opportunity, so the former Opal turned mum has baby daughter Edith alongside her as she coaches at an NBA camp this week.
- by Roy Ward
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Jackson creates moment in history
Australian head coach Sandy Brondello tells Lauren Jackson that she will play with the Opals at her 5th FIBA World Cup.
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FIBA World Cup
‘I had a bit of a cry’: Lauren Jackson headlines Opals for Women’s World Cup
Lauren Jackson has declared she is ready to have an impact off the bench when she returns to the Australian Opals at next month’s Women’s World Cup in Sydney.
- by Roy Ward and Jon Pierik
Emotional Jackson praised after making FIBA World Cup squad at 41
Basketball legend Lauren Jackson was speechless after Opals coach Sandy Brondello confirmed she had made the 12-player roster for the FIBA Women's World Cup in Sydney in September.
NBA star Seth Curry down under
One of the greatest three-point shooters in the NBA, Seth Curry, has spent the week in Australia helping run clinics with grassroots basketballers.
‘The refs swallowed their whistle’: Australian heartbreak in 3x3 basketball
Birmingham local Myles Hesson nailed a two-point shot to clinch the gold medal for England in one of the most dramatic finishes ever seen in the sport.
- by Andrew Webster
Dellavedova earns return to NBA with Sacramento Kings; United sign new import
Matthew Dellavedova is heading back to the NBA after signing with the Sacramento Kings, while Melbourne United has unveiled a new import guard who has dubbed himself “showtime”.
- by Roy Ward and Jon Pierik
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WNBA
‘Liz had been down this road before’: Cambage splits with WNBA team LA Sparks
Liz Cambage’s basketball career is in limbo after she left WNBA side Los Angeles Sparks with nine games left in the season.
- by Roy Ward
Boomers overcome nervous finish to beat Lebanon and retain Asia Cup
A young Boomers outfit have overcome a nervy finish to retain the men’s FIBA Asia Basketball Cup with a 75-73 win over Lebanon in the final in Jakarta.
- by Adrian Warren
Simmons faces a ‘challenging’ NBA return, says teammate Curry
Seth Curry, who will be in Australia this week on a promotional tour, says Ben Simmons is back in the gym, with the Nets hopeful the Australian can return to his All-Star form after sitting out last season.
- by Jon Pierik
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NBL
‘We had to try this’: Sydney Kings to host Melbourne United on Christmas Day
Basketball is set to go where no other Australian professional sport has gone before by playing a Christmas Day game at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena.
- by Roy Ward