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basketball March 19, 2022
The chutzpah of the Showtime Lakers
It can sometimes feel like a frenetic comic book, but the new HBO series on the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s encapsulates the entertainment value of the team itself.
basketball November 20, 2021
As his own career began to decline due to injury, Muggsy Bogues adopted a new game plan – to save his older brother from drug addiction.
basketball November 13, 2021
NBA player Muggsy Bogues on channelling grief
As the shortest man ever to play NBA, Muggsy Bogues managed to tenaciously transform his perceived disadvantage into one of his greatest assets.
basketball November 6, 2021
Muggsy Bogues, the NBA’s shortest player
In a league dominated by men built like skyscrapers, 160-centimetre Muggsy Bogues went from being the butt of jokes to the stuff of legend.
basketball September 4, 2021
Once revered for his on-court magic, basketballer Ben Simmons is now ridiculed for his brazen refusal to put up shots. What next for the out-of-sorts Aussie superstar?
basketball August 28, 2021
Paralympian Liesl Tesch’s path to politics
For decorated Paralympian Liesl Tesch, a move to NSW parliament’s lower house opened up a new world of dirty tactics and absorbing games.
basketball August 21, 2021
The beginnings of Paralympian Liesl Tesch
Liesl Tesch grew up with an unconventional childhood – before becoming one of Australia’s most celebrated paralympians.
basketball May 22, 2021
Australia’s 3x3 basketball shot
As 3x3 basketball makes its way into the Olympic arena, the Australian women’s team is hoping to get a shot at a history-making medal in Tokyo.
basketball May 8, 2021
Shyla Heal looks to WNBA future
Point guard Shyla Heal, who started in the WNBL at 14 and has just become a top 10 WNBA pick for Chicago Sky, is ready to step up her game.
basketball November 14, 2020
Ezi Magbegor shoots to the top
Australian basketballer Ezi Magbegor rolled with the punches of a tumultuous 2020 and emerged as one of her sport’s biggest stars. Now, as the WNBA champion embarks on the WNBL season, her sights are firmly set on the Tokyo Olympics.
basketball February 8, 2020
AFLW superstar Erin Phillips set to return
Olympic basketballer turned Adelaide Crows star Erin Phillips has made a habit of winning: premierships, league best and fairest awards and adoring fans. Now, following knee-reconstruction surgery, she eyes her next prize.