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Bob's Corner: NBA at the 'Final Four' stage
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BOB'S CORNER: The NBA has progressed through to the best-of-7 Conference Finals and our man on the spot, Bob Craven, has the latest as the Denver Nuggets, LA Lakers in the West, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat in the East prepare to go to war to determine who will battle out the Final.
Whitcomb talks motherhood and basketball
WEEKEND FEATURE: Reprinted from the Seattle Times. Storm’s Sami Whitcomb finds balance between motherhood and basketball: ‘It’s all worth it’
Boomers get it right again
HOW reassuring is it these days to see an Australian men's squad announced, look at it and think only positive thoughts? Brian Goorjian's 18-man Boomers squad for the FIBA World Cup in August has three obvious omissions but is so rich in talent that medal salivations are warranted.
Bob's Corner: Jade has Seattle's green light
BOB'S CORNER: Our man in the US, Bob Craven, is a Seattle native and so follows the WNBA's Storm - and its often Aussie-impacted roster - with particular dilligence. For this weekend's "Corner" he's forwarded a piece from the Seattle Times on our own Jade Melbourne.
Tassie footy duo acknowledge JJs role
SHOWING they were Tasmanians first and AFL footballers second, Richmond's Jack Riewoldt and Collingwood's Jeremy Howe defied the unspoken footy law to ignore the NBL and on Thursday night's AFL 360 Plus acknowledged the huge difference the JackJumpers made to sport on the Apple Isle.
Ragin' KB into Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame
KEVIN Brooks played NBA with Denver Nuggets, won two NBL championships and a Larry Sengstock Medal with Adelaide 36ers, coached Woodville Warriors to a BasketballSA men's championship, with a host of other accolades to boot. This weekend, he goes into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Thirstday - JJs 'yay' to AFL, Euroleague and more
CONSPICUOUS amid all the bellicose bliss of the AFL's announcement of a 19th club in Tasmania was the absence of any reference to the NBL's JackJumpers - the success of which has sparked the unprecedented revival and interest in basketball on the island. The JJs already expressed support for the new AFL entity, but reciprocated?
BA never the correct answer for top level leagues
IT doesn't matter if it's Lindsay Gaze building the South East Conference in the 60s, John Raschke igniting the NBL in the 70s or Ted Powell initiating the WNBL in the 80s - Australia's success in devising appropriate leagues to carry the game forward has never had squat to do with Basketball Australia.
NBL, NBA movers and groovers
SOUTH East Melbourne Phoenix have landed one of the steals of NBL free agency, securing on-court terror Ben Ayre out of Cairns for two years. And Brisbane Bullets have maintained a tradition of snatching established Taipans players by signing import PG Shannon Scott on a two-year deal.
NBA steps up a playoff gear
THE NBA Playoffs are well-and-truly out of the first round and into the Conference semi finals, perhaps the biggest surprise the unexpected demise of one of the championship contenders Milwaukee Bucks, with Australia's own Joe Ingles, eliminated in five games by Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.
