An undermanned Perth Wildcats gave Melbourne United a major scare before being edged in game one of their NBL grand final series.
Tristan Lavalette
The Perth Wildcats have been dealt another cruel blow ahead of tonight’s grand final series opener against Melbourne United at Perth Arena, as exciting forward Luke Travers is ruled out due to calf soreness.
Josh Garlepp
The Milwaukee Bucks have forced their NBA playoff series against the star-studded Brooklyn Nets to a Game 7 decider with a 104-89 home win.
Steve Megaree
The accolades keep coming for former Illawarra Hawk LaMelo Ball in the NBA.
AAP
The injury to LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard may be more serious than being made out, with the star now out of Game 6 of their series with Utah.
Melbourne’s Chris Goulding believes having COVID-19 sweep through his team last year is one reason why nobody is bothered about playing the first two games of the grand final series in Perth.
Craig O'Donoghue
Luke Travers and Mitch Norton have been cleared to play for the Perth Wildcats in the NBL grand final series against Melbourne United.
Justin Chadwick
Aussie basketball great Shane Heal has fired a brutal barb at the Red Army on the eve of the grand final opener, warning Wildcats fans it will be the “easiest and most one-sided” deciding series of all-time.
Staff writers
Ben Simmons' woes from the free-throw line have proved costly as Philadelphia coughed up a huge lead to lose Game 5 of their NBA play-offs series to Atlanta.
The Los Angeles Clippers are sweating over the fitness of Kawhi Leonard with the star in doubt for the remainder of their series against Joe Ingles' Utah Jazz.
Tim Reynolds
The Boomer's Olympics squad has been whittled down from 24 to 19 players with the battle for the final 12 spots set to intensify in the coming weeks.
NBL Next Stars poster boy LaMelo Ball has been named NBA Rookie of the Year after a brilliant first season for the Charlotte Hornets.
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Bonnie Raynor
Injured Perth Wildcats guard Bryce Cotton will miss the grand final series against Melbourne United, but he at least walks away with a third MVP award.
The Perth Wildcats are looking to make a winning start to the best-of-five grand final series when they host Melbourne United on Friday night.
A spectacular 49-point performance from Kevin Durant has driven Brooklyn past Milwaukee 114-108 and to within win of the NBA's eastern conference finals.
MVP Nikola Jokic has made the All-NBA first team but Joel Embiid could only crack second team despite being voted the league's second best player this season.
After not being named NBL Coach of the Year during his five championship seasons, Trevor Gleeson’s awards drought must end, says Mike Ellis.
Melbourne United have eliminated South East Melbourne Phoenix from the NBL finals race and will face the Perth Wildcats in the championship series final.
Darren Snowdon
The Perth Wildcats have launched a probe to identify a spectator whose vile comments were recorded during Monday night’s semi-final series decider at Perth Arena against the Illawarra Hawks.
The Philadelphia 76ers have lost 103-100 to the Atlanta Hawks while the Los Angeles Clippers have beaten the Utah Jazz 118-104 with both NBA series now level.
Philadelphia 76ers' Australian star Ben Simmons is one of two unanimous choices for the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
After decades of WA sporting teams being disadvantaged by fixture toughness and travel, the shoe is on the other foot for the NBL grand final series.
Chris Robinson
The Perth Wildcats will host the first two of a best-of-five games grand final series. Star Bryce Cotton is not expected to play.
Brad Elborough
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