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Australia v Venezuela: Basketball Highlights | Wide World of Sports
Watch the match highlights of the Australian Boomers vs the Venezuelan national basketball team.
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‘Nothing wrong with it’: NBA star Giddey gets physical in World Cup warm-up
Josh Giddey is a rookie at international level but showed he won’t be taking a backward step to anyone as the Boomers made an impressive start to their World Cup preparation.
- by Roy Ward
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Liz Cambage
Cambage denies racial slur as fresh footage emerges of violent incident
A new video has emerged of the violent altercation which led to fallen Opals star Liz Cambage leaving the Australian Opals on the eve of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
- by Jon Pierik
Fallen Opal Liz Cambage maintains innocence, reveals plans to play for Nigeria
Liz Cambage says she’s planning to revive her basketball career by playing for the Nigerian national team. The bid comes two years after an incident with that same team in her last outing for Australia.
- by Jon Pierik
‘He was vilified to an extent’: Longley speaks up for Krause, recalls Bulls years in new documentary
A new documentary on Luc Longley allows Australia’s NBA pioneer to reflect on the forced break-up of the Michael Jordan dynasty he was part of a quarter of a century ago at the Chicago Bulls.
- by Roy Ward
Bronny James, son of LeBron, suffers cardiac arrest at basketball practice
Bronny James, one of the top NBA prospects, was rushed to hospital after collapsing during a college basketball training session.
- by Greg Beacham
How four Aussie NBA stars stole the show at a Sandringham training court
Melbourne United blew the salary cap, at least when it comes to NBA star power, for the opening day of their first training camp on Wednesday.
- by Roy Ward
Britney Spears says she was slapped by NBA No.1 draft pick’s security
Britney Spears is no stranger to fandom, but the tables were turned when she approached NBA superstar-in-waiting Victor Wembanyama and allegedly received a slap for her troubles.
Mills to be traded as Landale, White and Exum earn new NBA deals; Opals claim bronze
Patty Mills is on the move while four Australians have agreed to NBA free agent contracts with new teams.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
FIBA World Cup
Why Ben Simmons made the right call with Boomers withdrawal ... for now
Ben Simmons will be missed by the Australian Boomers when they head to the FIBA World Cup in August, but playing the three-time NBA All-Star with a back injury wasn’t something to risk the whole world cup campaign on.
- by Roy Ward
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FIBA World Cup
‘It’s disappointing’: Gaze reacts to Simmons pulling out of FIBA World Cup
Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze is disappointed that NBA All-Star Ben Simmons has pulled out of the FIBA World Cup, but does not think he should be criticised for the decision.
- by Carla Jaeger