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Bitz and Pieces - NBL, NBA, NBL1
SOUTH East Melbourne expect to suit Tai Wesley's replacement import Jeffrey "Jaye" Crockett on Saturday against Illawarra at the Fire Pit while Mt Gambier has been accepted into the NBL1 competition.
KB to the rescue
ANYONE who has had the pleasure of knowing Kevin Brooks - NBA stalwart at Denver Nuggets, NBL dual-championship winner and Larry Sengstock Medallist at Adelaide 36ers, now assistant coach - will not be surprised by this story.
Jazz on song with a Sixers symphony
THE NBA's Utah Jazz today smashed out a 133-81 embarrassment to the Adelaide 36ers, making an utter mockery of cheerleader pregame predictions of an "upset" being on the cards.
WC: Throne-room door is ajar
AUSTRALIA's record-setting Boomers have worked their way into a perfect position to achieve the (so far) unachievable and claim their historic first-ever medal at a FIBA World Cup or Olympic Games.
WC: Olympics still #1 says Canada coach
ON the eve of the FIBA World Cup in China from Saturday, Canada's coach and NBA championship-winning Toronto Raptors boss Nick Nurse talks Olympics and pro player availability, plus a range of other topics including how close he came to being coach of the NBL's Adelaide 36ers.
Historic day as Boomers end USA drought
AUGUST 24, 2019! Remember the date because it is the day Australia's Boomers pulled off a glorious 98-94 victory over the USA for the first time since the two nations first crossed swords at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
On a hiding to nothing, or destiny's door
THEY swagger out onto the court in their garish red, white and blue uniforms, spinning balls and turning heads with their silky skills and cocky confidence.
Patty, Joe show who they are
FORGET the basketball for a minute - even though it is what's allowed them to do great things - but Boomers triple-Olympians Patty Mills and Joe Ingles are far more than a pair of Aussie sports jocks.
Don't write off the USA just yet
THE drop out rate of the NBA's biggest stars from the USA's FIBA World Cup team has never been greater but ultimately that only means the defending champs will start slightly shorter favourites.
Happy birthday to an impressive 70-year-old
IT'S the seven-year anniversary of Basketball On The Internet launching as a daily blog on all-things-Aussie-basketball, and those along for the ride know "birthday greetings" are rare here indeed.
