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Latest news: Basketball
Double ankle blows mar Bullets' NBL win over Phoenix
Max Mackinnon starred in Brisbane's 10-point NBL win over South East Melbourne, marred by a pair of ankle injuries to the Bullets' two tallest players.
Oct 15, 2026
Jewels make sparkling statement in debut win over Venom
In the WNBL's season opener, the league's newest team, the Tasmania Jewels, burst out of the blocks, overcoming the Geelong Venom in front of a sold-out crowd.
Oct 15, 2026
'Special': Borlase dares to Dream in WNBA Finals debut
Izzy Borlase is looking to cap off a stellar year by securing the WNBA championship in the Finals, with an Opals teammate on the opposition..
Oct 14, 2026
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Breakers survive late Kings rally in NBL nailbiter
Carlin Davison and Sam Mennenga showed there's life without Parker Jackson-Cartwright for the Breakers by starring in a tense one-point win over Sydney.
Oct 14, 2026
Dawn of new WNBL era as stars return, Jewels add polish
The WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, and it will mark a new era for the league as a ninth team is added, players return, and full-circle moments occur.
Oct 14, 2026
Jewels channel Tasmanian history as WNBL debut sold out
The Tasmania Jewels have heard tales from ex-players and coaches as they prepare to play their first WNBL game in front of a packed home crowd.
Oct 13, 2026
'Disjointed': WNBA causing Aussie scheduling headaches
One of the WNBL's star players has labelled an overlap between the WNBA and Australia's domestic season "hard" ahead of the league's tip-off on Thursday.
Oct 12, 2026
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Goorjian says Davis-Cotton spat good for basketball
The enmity between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis erupted when the NBL's two best players had to be separated in the closing stages of Adelaide's win in Sydney.
Oct 11, 2026
Hot-shooting Taipans tame Hawks in NBL
Dark horse Cairns have made it three consecutive wins, knocking down 18 three-pointers to see off the plucky Illawarra by 10 points in Wollongong.
Oct 11, 2026
Cotton, Davis clash in heated NBL grand final rematch
Adelaide have inflicted Sydney's first loss of the season in a grand final rematch highlighted by another heated clash between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis.
Oct 11, 2026
Perth cruise past NZ, make it four straight NBL wins
Former NBA star Brandon Knight made his NBL debut for the Perth Wildcats, but Dylan Windler and Elijah Pepper starred in a 16-point win over the NZ Breakers.
Oct 10, 2026
United mow down Phoenix in NBL Melbourne derby
Melbourne United have maintained their stranglehold over South East Melbourne Phoenix, overcoming a poor start to notch a five-point NBL derby win.
Oct 10, 2026
Aussie's Dream: young gun wins through to WNBA Finals
Izzy Borlase, the 22-year-old Australian who made her WNBA debut this year and is the reigning WNBL MVP, has helped lift Atlanta into the WNBA Finals.
Oct 10, 2026
JackJumpers hammer Hawks in NBL rout
Led by David Johnson, Tasmania's bench thrived as the JackJumpers notched their highest score in a 10-point away win over Illawarra.
Oct 09, 2026
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Taipans hold their nerve to beat Brisbane in NBL
Jaylon Brown laid the foundation and Jack McVeigh provided the finishing touches as the Cairns Taipans beat the Brisbane Bullets by six points.
Oct 08, 2026
"I was targeted by refs' claims Adelaide 36ers coach
Adelaide coach Trevor Gleeson accused his players of being "scared", while insisting the referees targeted him in the 36ers' loss to Melbourne United.
Oct 07, 2026
United snap NBL slump, extend 36ers' woes
Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic combined for 66 points but Adelaide couldn't prevent a third successive defeat, losing by five points to Melbourne United.
Oct 07, 2026
Inside billionaire's bargain waterfront arena lease
A sports arena has been leased by a state government to the billionaire owner of the National Basketball League for less than the cost of a house in the area.
Oct 05, 2026
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Breakers shut down off-target 36ers in NBL surprise
The New Zealand Breakers have snapped a three-year losing streak on Adelaide soil, comfortably defeating the wayward 36ers by 16 points.
Oct 04, 2026
Phoenix end slump with NBL trouncing of Illawarra
Nathan Sobey and South East Melbourne Phoenix have ended their shooting woes to torch the Illawarra Hawks by 17 points.
Oct 04, 2026
Cairns cause major upset on road in Melbourne
Four Cairns players have posted 20-plus scoring nights as the Taipans unleashed a 35-14 fourth quarter to steamroll Melbourne United in an NBL boilover.
Oct 03, 2026
'Resilient' JackJumpers edge Brisbane in OT thriller
Taran Armstrong has starred for the Tasmania JackJumpers, who scored the last 10 points of the overtime period to mow down the Bullets in Brisbane.
Oct 03, 2026
Phoenix NBL coach doubles down on three-point woes
No team in NBL history attempts more three-pointers than South East Melbourne, but the Phoenix are struggling with a horrific conversion rate from long range.
Oct 02, 2026
Hot Pepper stays cool as Wildcats edge the Phoenix
Perth trio Elijah Pepper, Kristian Doolittle and Anthony Dell'Orso have all posted 20-plus points in the Wildcats' 92-88 win over South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Oct 02, 2026
Hawks hammer 36ers in NBL boilover
Illawarra unleashed what one club great called the "greatest half of basketball" in their history to break their duck with a 22-point win over Adelaide.
Oct 02, 2026
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