With their Australian duo contributing regularly, the Atlanta Hawks are surging towards the NBA playoffs on an 11-game winning streak.
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Southside Melbourne Flyers have parted ways with coach Kristi Harrower, while Adelaide and the UC Capitals have re-signed key members.
Sebastian Tan
A ninth straight victory, highlighted by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 40 points, has secured the Oklahoma City Thunder's place in the NBA playoffs again.
Sandy Brondello's Opals showed they will be a force at the women's basketball World Cup after surging through the qualifying tournament unbeaten.
To chants of 'MVP', Bryce Cotton scored 38 points to steer the Adelaide 36ers past South East Melbourne and into their first grand final since 2018.
Steve Barrett
Australian guard Josh Giddey has continued his purple patch of NBA form to help the Chicago Bulls score a big win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jasper Bruce
Adelaide 36ers big man Nick Rakocevic says he likes playing the villain for rival NBL fans following a hostile reception in Melbourne at the weekend.
Defending champions Oklahoma City have continued to show why they lead the NBA, downing Minnesota for an eighth-straight win.
Perth Wildcats legend Jesse Wagstaff turned down a chance to confirm he would return for an 18th NBL campaign in the wake of his side’s season-ending semifinal loss to Sydney Kings.
Josh Kempton
Aussie duo Dyson Daniels and Jock Landale have helped their Atlanta Hawks extend the NBA's current best winning run at home to the Bucks.
Zitina Aokuso contributed 13 points as Australia's Opals chalked up a hard-fought Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying victory in Istanbul.
Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie has no doubt his side are making progress in their journey towards championship contention, despite their season ending in the semifinals for the third year running.
Another Perth Wildcats season has come to an end in the semifinals, with Sydney Kings notching a 14-point victory at RAC Arena to secure a clean sweep of their series.
Aussie NBA star Josh Giddey turned in another superb performance, but the Chicago Bulls had their wings clipped again in Los Angeles.
In-form Aussie guard Josh Giddey has fallen just shy of an NBA triple-double and his Bulls suffered another loss, this time to the Luka Doncic-led Lakers in LA.
The Perth Wildcats are 1-0 down in their semi-final series against Sydney and could be without star import Dylan Windler for game two on Saturday night.
Justin Chadwick
Dylan Windler has been ruled out of Perth Wildcats’ must-win semifinal against the Sydney Kings on Saturday and an NBL star has had his say on who should receive more responsibility in his place.
Craig O’Donoghue & Josh Kempton
The Opals have shown their fighting spirit with a gutsy 10-point win over Japan in their Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying clash in Istanbul.
Kawhi Leonard went big, but not Bam Adebayo levels, to lead the Clippers to victory over Minnesota, while Denver won another all-West shootout with the Rockets.
Wildcats coach John Rillie once again raised eyebrows among fans by not calling a time-out to draw up a play late in their play-off loss to Sydney. Kings coach Brian Goorjian reveals his thoughts on the tactic.
Craig O'Donoghue
WNBL superstar Isobel Borlase blazed brightly from the bench to help the Australian Opals to a comfortable win over Argentina.
It's long been his Achilles heel but Xavier Cooks is becoming more confident in his free-throw shooting, says Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjan.
Perth Wildcats suffered a heartbreaking loss to Sydney Kings on Wednesday night and they may have lost import Dylan Windler for the next game too after he suffered an injury during the final play.
The Sydney Kings have narrowly won a tense first game of the NBL play-off series against the Perth Wildcats.
