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Legend Bryant set to enter hall of fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is set to bypass the normal election process and making the late Kobe Bryant the first inductee of the 2020 class.

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Legend Bryant set to enter hall of fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is set to bypass the normal election process and making the late Kobe Bryant the first inductee of the 2020 class.

Basketball

AAP

Legend Bryant set to enter hall of fame

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is set to bypass the normal election process and making the late Kobe Bryant the first inductee of the 2020 class.

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Ryan O'Connell

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Vale Kobe Bryant, a basketball and Lakers great

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Raptors and Spurs pay tribute to Kobe Bryant in opening minute of their game

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NBA star Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

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Jay Croucher

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Once again in rhythm, can the Jazz win the West?

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Ryan O'Connell

Expert

Vale Kobe Bryant, a basketball and Lakers great

At 6:30am this morning, my (nearly) four-month old baby stirred in his cot. I got up to check on him, and though he immediately went back to sleep, I knew he’d probably be waking up soon.

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Raptors and Spurs pay tribute to Kobe Bryant in opening minute of their game

Vale, Kobe Bryant.

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1:06

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NBA star Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

Tributes have begun pouring in from sporting greats around the globe for NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who has been killed in a helicopter crash in California.

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Jay Croucher

Expert

Once again in rhythm, can the Jazz win the West?

In a change of events so predictable it barely registered as a change of events, the Utah Jazz have found their way.

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Ryan O'Connell

Expert

Calling fact or fiction on NBA storylines at the halfway point of the season

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Jakeb Migro

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Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid aren't championship contenders yet

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Jay Croucher

Expert

Kyrie Irving cooks brilliantly and alone

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Ferghickey36

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Luka Dončić is a genuine MVP contender this season

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Ryan O'Connell

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Calling fact or fiction on NBA storylines at the halfway point of the season

As we’re now at the halfway point of the 2019-20 NBA season, it’s a good time to take a breath, step back from the frenetic offensive pace that’s being set, and objectively look at a few things happening around the league.

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Jakeb Migro

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Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid aren't championship contenders yet

The Philadelphia 76ers are a very good team that will win plenty of games while boasting two all-stars in Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.

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Jay Croucher

Expert

Kyrie Irving cooks brilliantly and alone

No player makes basketball look more like an individual sport than Kyrie Irving, and perhaps no player makes the sport look more mesmerising.

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Ferghickey36

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Luka Dončić is a genuine MVP contender this season

Luka Dončić’s unprecedented rise to the top of the NBA should not come as a surprise.

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WATCH: Aussie Ben Simmons on fire with incredible NBA triple-double

Ben Simmons has tied a career high with 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 12 assists, carrying the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.

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Obviously basketball readers are not to numerous. Simmons is playing like a superstar. He lowered Lebron James’s colours…(more)

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WATCH: Aussie Ben Simmons on fire with incredible NBA triple-double

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WATCH: Aussie Ben Simmons on fire with incredible NBA triple-double

Ben Simmons has tied a career high with 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 12 assists, carrying the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.

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AAP

WATCH: Aussie Ben Simmons on fire with incredible NBA triple-double

Ben Simmons has tied a career high with 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 12 assists, carrying the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.

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Jay Croucher

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Jay Croucher

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On a placeholder team, Chris Paul's genius still shines through

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an oddity – a team that expected to contend last year and rebuild this year, but both times ended up in more or less the same place: an unthreatening playoff team.

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His certainly is one of the more interesting players to look at over the past decade. His brilliance is undeniable, but …(more)

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On a placeholder team, Chris Paul's genius still shines through

Jay Croucher

Expert

Jay Croucher

Expert

On a placeholder team, Chris Paul's genius still shines through

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an oddity – a team that expected to contend last year and rebuild this year, but both times ended up in more or less the same place: an unthreatening playoff team.

Basketball

Jay Croucher

Expert

Jay Croucher

Expert

On a placeholder team, Chris Paul's genius still shines through

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an oddity – a team that expected to contend last year and rebuild this year, but both times ended up in more or less the same place: an unthreatening playoff team.

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Peter Mitchell

Australian NBA players combine with league, Players Association for $1.1 million bushfire donation

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Ryan Harries

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The Leonard load management conundrum and the cost of resting in the west

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Thomas Beauchamp

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Analysing the NBA's underrated performers

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Dec

Analysing the NBA's underrated performers

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A guide to sport on Boxing Day in 2019

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Dec

Peter Mitchell

Australian NBA players combine with league, Players Association for $1.1 million bushfire donation

Ben Simmons, Patty Mills and Australia’s other NBA stars are digging deep to help their homeland fight the horrific bushfires.

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Ryan Harries

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The Leonard load management conundrum and the cost of resting in the west

When Kawhi Leonard texted Nick Nurse, “I’m going home” back in late 2019 the Los Angeles Clippers had just claimed victory in one of the most studied and intensely reported giant NBA free-agent chases in some time.

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Thomas Beauchamp

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Analysing the NBA's underrated performers

With one-third of the NBA season complete, a clearer picture of this year’s title race is beginning to emerge out of the early season action.

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Dec

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A guide to sport on Boxing Day in 2019

Some people reckon Boxing Day is for shopping, but we reckon it’s all about relaxing on the couch with some delicious Christmas leftovers and sinking your teeth into a ripping day of sport.

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Dec

Finn Menz new author

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Why the New York Knicks should draft UNC’s Cole Anthony

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Nov

Why the New York Knicks should draft UNC’s Cole Anthony

Finn Menz new author

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Three Kevin Love trade ideas the Cavaliers should consider

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Nov

Three Kevin Love trade ideas the Cavaliers should consider

Jay Croucher

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Houston’s superstar duo is electrifying, captivating and probably not going to work

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Nov

Houston’s superstar duo is electrifying, captivating and probably not going to work

Panda the SportsDog new author

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The three NBA teams flying under the radar so far in 2019

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Nov

The three NBA teams flying under the radar so far in 2019

Finn Menz new author

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Why the New York Knicks should draft UNC’s Cole Anthony

Cole Anthony, son of former New York Knick Greg Anthony, shows all the signs that he is destined to be a star in the NBA.

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Nov

Finn Menz new author

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Three Kevin Love trade ideas the Cavaliers should consider

Kevin Love is currently stuck on the wrong team.

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Nov

Jay Croucher

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Houston’s superstar duo is electrifying, captivating and probably not going to work

When Russell Westbrook has the ball everything is out of control and dangerous, always a split second from insanity.

Basketball

Nov

Panda the SportsDog new author

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The three NBA teams flying under the radar so far in 2019

All the talk over the past few weeks has been pretty monotonous.

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Nov

Jakeb Migro

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Jakeb Migro

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It is time to stop sleeping on the Denver Nuggets

All the talk around the Western Conference in the NBA is about the two teams in LA and Houston, but it’s time to recognise what the Denver Nuggets are doing.

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Dec

It is time to stop sleeping on the Denver Nuggets

Jakeb Migro

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Jakeb Migro

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It is time to stop sleeping on the Denver Nuggets

All the talk around the Western Conference in the NBA is about the two teams in LA and Houston, but it’s time to recognise what the Denver Nuggets are doing.

Basketball

Dec

Jakeb Migro

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Jakeb Migro

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It is time to stop sleeping on the Denver Nuggets

All the talk around the Western Conference in the NBA is about the two teams in LA and Houston, but it’s time to recognise what the Denver Nuggets are doing.

Basketball

Dec

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