Happy anniversary Magic, Bird
US basketball fans today are celebrating the 41st anniversary of the most watched match in the history of American basketball - the 1979 NCAA Final between Michigan State University and Indiana State University.
28 our international magic number
TWENTY-EIGHT isn't only the birthdate of all the best people, but the key figure in Australian basketball's international standing, as revealed again today with FIBA announcing its 2022 World Cup for Women to be staged in NSW.
Podcast farewell: Good, Bad and Covid-19
BRAD Rosen and I offer up our encore podcast, reviewing the NBL and WNBL seasons of 2019-20 and all that went down.
Chibba: Life in COVID-19 isolation
THE WNBL's 2016 Betty Watson Youth Player of the Year, former Lightning and Lynx guard/forward Alex Ciabattoni has been playing in Italy, arguably now the epicentre of the COVID-19 virus.
NBL Podcasting: How NBL got it right
WAS lucky enough to be invited onto the NBL Pocket Podcast today, within minutes of the NBL's hierarchy announcing its decision to award Perth Wildcats the 2019-20 NBL championship and Bryce Cotton the Grand Final MVP.
Congratulations to the NBL, Perth and Bryce
THE NBL today, faced with a largely no-win situation regarding its vacant championship, showed astounding grace, dignity and a quality of leadership sadly absent in so many walks of life as the world confronts the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19.
Podcast: COVID-19 beats NBL
BRAD Rosen's purple-and-gold colours come to the fore at this week's podcast when we talk about the NBL's decision to cancel the rest of the best-of-five Grand Final Series.
Give title to Perth, MVP to Cotton
THE NBL's decision today to cancel any further games of their best-of-five Grand Final Series between Sydney and Perth had an air of inevitability with the hourly changes to our world, courtesy of this insidious coronavirus.
Caporn, Fearne tip on 36ers short list
ADAM Caporn and Aaron Fearne are believed to be on the Adelaide 36ers' short list to replace decorated NBL coach Joey Wright next season.
Podding along with an NBL/WNBL weave
BRAD Rosen and I go head-to-head again on our weekly podcast, this time reviewing Canberra's ninth WNBL championship and all the build-up to the NBL Grand Final, with some strong opinions this time out.