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He was a schoolboy rugby sensation, but there was a problem. He is even better at basketball
Roman Siulepa had NRL clubs on his tail and met with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. But a standout game at the U19 Basketball World Cup led to a big-money deal with an American college – and now the NBA beckons.
- by Emma Kemp
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NBA
$45 million contract fight: Why the Chicago Bulls are playing hardball with Josh Giddey
Australian star Josh Giddey is seeking a monster pay day but the Chicago Bulls are offering a much lower figure. Who has the upper hand?
- by Jon Pierik
The crypto group claiming responsibility for WNBA sex toy stunts
A man understood to be in Australia is one of several in an online group that says it is behind a string of incidents at women’s basketball games in the US.
- by Frances Howe
Sex toy thrown onto WNBA court during game
A sex toy thrown onto the court disrupts play late in the fourth quarter of the Atlanta Dream's game against the Golden State Valkyries.
Third sex toy in seven days thrown onto court during WNBA game
The third incident, during a match between Indiana Fever and the LA Sparks, comes after a man was charged with public indecency last week for throwing a sex toy onto a court.
- by Frances Howe
‘A really dark time for me’: How this Australian shook off his demons to land an NBA deal
Tyrese Proctor reflects on how his success was built from heartbreak after signing a four-year contract worth at least $5.25 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- by Roy Ward
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NBL
Man arrested over alleged racially abusive messages to basketballer
A man who allegedly sent racially abusive messages to a National Basketball League player on social media has been arrested and charged after Basketball Australia’s integrity unit referred the matter to police.
- by Brittany Busch
Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help Australia to miracle win
Cameroon’s Amadou Seini dunked into his own basket to help Australia fight back to an unexpected win at the under-19 basketball World Cup in Switzerland.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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NBA
This basketballer lived in a shipping container. Now he’s part of Australia’s equal record NBA draft haul
For the second time in history, four Australians have been picked up in same the NBA draft, with 221-centimetre beanpole Rocco Zikarsky the first of the group to hear his name called.
- by Roy Ward