$50million man for Adelaide
PATTY Mills next month will hit Adelaide as a $50million-man, the author of a children’s book series and as perhaps Australia’s most popular NBA player.
Patty Mills bound for Adelaide
NBA champion and Boomers superstar Patty Mills is coming to Adelaide and you can hear him speak at a special fundraising lunch on Tuesday, August 1.
Tahlia loves it 'West'
THE trajectory on Tahlia Fejo’s career, far higher than the peak of the arc on her 3-pointer, won’t be slowed by something as paltry as a sprained ankle.
Sources tell me... 2
SOURCES TELL ME … 2 : OK, that should read “sauces” because this info comes directly from key insiders, Messrs Hollandaise and Bernaise, and Mademoiselle Bechamel, so expect these to spread.
Such a 'greats' day, yet again
ONE of the things we don’t do well in basketball as a sport unto itself is preserve and honour the game’s history and growth across Australia.
Goodbye, farewell, adieu to News Corp
IT’S over. Goodnight and goodbye to The Advertiser, the Sunday Mail, the late lamented The News newspaper and to the mighty News Corp – formerly News Ltd – as I retire today after 43-plus years as a basketball writer.
Lights on at Lightsview!
NORTH Adelaide Rockets will be heading out of (Jo) Hillcrest Stadium sooner than later and there are hopes the new redevelopment at St Clair for Woodville will approximate what's happened for Norwood at Campbelltown.
Oops, Anthony
ANTHONY Drmic closed his NBL season with Adelaide 36ers ejected in their last game. On Saturday, he started his Premier League career with Southern Tigers the same way!
Premier League launches in SA
BASKETBALL SA's Premier League is following the NBL trend with several teams importing point guards to run their teams when the season tips off tonight.
SA needs a SuperLeague
NOT exactly sure when it happened (because, like many, I took my eye off the ball) but somewhere in the last quarter-century, elite basketball in South Australia did a staggering back-flip.