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Caitlin Clark sold out a WNBA game in 40 minutes. She could be set to play in Australia
The NBA’s deputy commissioner says there is “tremendous interest” in bringing a WNBA game to Australia, with Clark or her great rival Angel Reece potential headliners.
- Roy Ward
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Why Serena Williams is this Australian’s new boss
With the world’s premier women’s basketball league set to restart on Saturday, here are the Australians to watch.
- Frances Howe
NBL inks a new free-to-air TV deal, eyes NBA star
The National Basketball League is returning to the screens of Nine as the competition continues to expand its footprint.
- Jon Pierik
‘Greatest’: Fire crowned WNBL champs after OT thriller against Perth Lynx
An emotional Shannon Seebohm has heralded Townsville’s 108-105 victory against Perth as one of the greatest post-season games ever, after a battered Courtney Woods spearheaded the Fire to another WNBL title.
- AAP
Geelong one day, Super Bowl the next: The WNBL star bolting across the globe for her family
WNBL star Alissa Pili will join her nine siblings and parents for the trip of a lifetime to watch her brother Brandon play for Seattle in the Super Bowl on Monday AEDT.
- Roy Ward
Alanna Smith had the best year of her WNBA career. The league is falling apart
Last month, Alanna Smith was named the WNBA co-defensive player of the year. Next month, she might get shut out of playing in the league.
- Frances Howe
Ten years since a near-death experience, the NBL is as happy as Larry
When the NBL was on the verge of collapsing, a saviour emerged who had never been to a game previously. Now, he’s poised to take over the national women’s competition as well.
- Greg Baum
She’s played at four Olympics, but this hoops legend has never felt so much pressure
She might be an all-time great, but Lauren Jackson has never felt so much pressure as she did before Australia’s Olympic basketball teams for Paris were announced. Like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles, she’s off to her fifth Games.
- Roy Ward
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- Paris 2024
‘We have to earn it’: How Opals, Boomers could realise their Paris medal dreams
Australia will head to Paris with dreams of stunning the USA and winning gold. But with world basketball growing ever-stronger, the Opals and Boomers will be tested like never before.
- Roy Ward
‘Super special’: Opals dominate despite Jackson’s struggles as she looks ahead to fifth Games
The Opals scored another big win over one of the benchmarks of world basketball and stand-in coach Cheryl Chambers senses something special is building ahead of Paris 2024.
- Roy Ward