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Match-winner Mills waves flag early for Boomers

A new star arrived for the Australian Boomers but Patty Mills was once again the hero, making a three on the buzzer to beat Argentina in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Boomers trailed early and were pushed to the limit by an Argentinian side led by 41-year-old big man Luis Scola (25 points, eight rebounds) but NBA debutante Matisse Thybulle […]

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Basketball: Dellavedova pumped to join NBL

As a proud South East Melbourne Phoenix co-owner, Dante Exum wasn’t initially convinced about Boomers teammate Matthew Dellavedova joining arch rivals Melbourne United. “I hate it, I hate it,” Exum joked when asked about Dellavedova’s three-year deal with United. Stirring aside, Exum couldn’t be happier to see Dellavedova continue his stellar career in the NBL with United. Sure, he’d prefer […]

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United signs respected dual Olympian

NBL champions Melbourne United have signed veteran swingman and dual Olympian Brad Newley on a one-year deal. Newley has played 250 NBL games, including the past five seasons with the Sydney Kings. The 198cm small forward has experience from across the globe, representing Australia at both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. He has competed in three World […]

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United’s big grand final boost

Melbourne United players and officials are “overjoyed” that 5000 fans will have the opportunity to watch the franchise potentially seal its sixth NBL championship against Perth on Friday. United CEO Vince Crivelli welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government to increase crowd capacity at John Cain Arena for the upcoming grand final games. With Melbourne holding a 2-0 lead over […]

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Simmons a no-show at camp as ‘anxious’ Boomers wait

Ben Simmons’ Philadelphia 76ers teammate Matisse Thybulle is expected to arrive in Australia’s pre-Olympic camp in LA on Wednesday, but Simmons remains a no-show as the team awaits a decision on his Tokyo Games commitment. Thybulle’s pending arrival in camp is a big boost for the Australians given the Sydney-raised guard’s strong defensive mindset as shown through his NBA All-Defensive […]

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‘Disappointed’: Andrew Bogut’s ‘blunt’ take-down of Simmons’ Olympics ‘tease’

Disappointing, but not surprising. That’s how Andrew Bogut, one of Australia’s great basketball players who regularly pulled on the Boomers singlet, described speculation Ben Simmons will make himself unavailable for the Tokyo Olympics. Simmons is one of the biggest names in the world, but off the back of his NBA playoffs disappointment, where he played like someone wanting to curl […]

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