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Basketball
'I feel like I'm back to 100 per cent': Simmons primed for NBA return
Australian NBA superstar Ben Simmons says he feels 'better than when I started this season' as the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to resume their campaign.
- by Keith Pompey
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NBA
76ers' Simmons 'effectively 100 per cent' for restart
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons is "good to go" when the NBA resumes the 2019-20 season later this month.
Black Lives Matter
Cambage praises Opals' Rise Up campaign, stays quiet on playing future
The Australian Opals have taken the first step towards improving attitudes towards racism and diversity in the sport by releasing their RISE UP campaign which they hope will result in change.
- by Roy Ward
NBA
Silver says spread could stop NBA season as Denver close facilities
Three members of the Denver Nuggets party, all of whom are asymptomatic, have tested positive to COVID-19 leading the NBA franchise to close their facilities.
- by Arnie Stapleton
Coronavirus pandemic
Opals and Boomers star jets off to Florida WNBA hub
Ezi Magbegor has put aside concerns over COVID-19 and will to fly out to fulfil her dream of playing in the top-flight US basketball league.
- by Roy Ward
NBA
Boomer Broekhoff lands big NBA shot with 76ers
Brett Brown has added another Aussie to his Philadelphia roster to help Ben Simmons' team win a title.
NBA
Aussie sharpshooter Broekhoff joins Philadelphia
Australian sharpshooter Ryan Broekhoff is joining Ben Simmons and Brett Brown at the Philadelphia 76ers for their run at the NBA championship.
NBA
Sixteen COVID cases as NBA admits risks over Florida 'bubble'
Even as the NBA was unveiling its schedule for the conclusion of the regular season, commissioner Adam Silver admitted that the league's "bubble" can't be made totally safe from the pandemic.
NBL
NBL pushes season back two months, sets up clash NRL/AFL clash
The NBL season will start in December, setting up a prolonged clash with the two major football codes.
- by Sam Phillips
Coronavirus pandemic
Friendship, trust lure Brian Goorjian back to the NBL after 11 years
It was hard to see Brian Goorjian ever coming back to the NBL and just as tough to see him coaching a side as troubled as the Hawks, but new ownership and a trusted friend have lured the NBL legend back to Australia.
- by Roy Ward