Liam Badkin

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Cotton’s class pushes Perth to upset win

THURSDAY night’s action in the National Basketball League (NBL) saw the Perth Wildcats get their season back on track with a tremendous and gutsy win over the Cairns Taipans at Cairns Convention Centre to kick off Round 4. The Wildcats had lost their previous three games, and headed across the country to take on a […]

Smith set to star in WNBA Finals

AUSTRALIANS are becoming more and more prominent on the world basketball stage, and a perfect example of that is star Opal Alanna Smith, who is set to gear up for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) finals in the coming days. Smith has been playing for the Minnesota Lynx for the 2024 season, and the […]

Wildcats looking to crack Cairns and break losing streak

ANOTHER week has flown by and just like that, the latest round of the 2024/25 National Basketball League (NBL) season has arrived, continuing a tight race for a finals spot. Round 3 delivered plenty of entertainment and certainly gave the standings a shake up with some upsets and close finishes across the courts. If the […]

PODCAST | Got Next Season 3 Episode 3

THE NBL season is living up to the expectations after three weeks of action, with the competition producing thrillers, upsets and a whole lot more. Now three weeks into the 2024/25 season, the NBL is proving to be an extremely tight affair, with plenty of talking points out of the weekend’s matches. Join Guest Host […]

NBL25 Next Star Watch – Round 3

ROUND 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL)’s 2024/25 season saw some cracking contests and big upsets, with the competition’s Next Stars right in the thick of it. With just five Next Stars suiting up for the 2024/25 season, there will be plenty of attention on each and every player within the program over the […]

Lopez lights up big stage against Jazz

ALTHOUGH the result was far from desired for the New Zealand Breakers, the performance of Next Star and 2025 NBA Draft prospect Karim Lopez was a massive positive and showed he belongs at the top level against the best in the business. Lopez and the Breakers took on the Utah Jazz on Saturday morning in […]

Breakers bested by 76ers in brutal loss

ALTHOUGH they were competitive in their first NBL x NBA clash, the New Zealand Breakers were convincingly beaten by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second preseason game for the team across the Tasman. The Breakers were beaten by the Jazz over the weekend, but competed extremely well in the first half of that clash and […]

NBL25 | Three of the Best – Round 3

THE THIRD round of the National Basketball League (NBL) saw some more twists and turns take place over the weekend, with some upsets seeing the ladder have some big changes once again. Multiple games went down to the wire, and it seems a new batch of stars are making a name for themselves over the […]

Breakers fall to Jazz in first NBL x NBA preseason clash

ALTHOUGH Round 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season dominated headlines for much of the weekend, Saturday also saw a clash between the New Zealand Breakers and the Utah Jazz as a part of the NBA preseason. The Breakers missed the third round of the NBL calendar and instead flew over to the United […]

NBL Wrapped – Round 3

THE THIRD round of the National Basketball League (NBL) changed the state of play in a big way, with some upsets seeing the ladder become even closer after another exciting batch of games. There were seven games that took place from Thursday to Sunday, and the race for the title continues to be an extremely […]

Where are they now? – NBL Next Stars 2022-2024

THE INCLUSION of the National Basketball League (NBL) Next Stars program has put the competition on the global map in the past five years, now more loaded with talent than ever before. The program brings some of the best NBA Draft hopefuls down under, competing in a league that is highly regarded around the world […]

Sixers on the board after passing Phoenix

IN A crucial game for both sides to kick start Round 3 of the National Basketball League (NBL) season, the Adelaide 36ers have notched their first win of the 2024/25 fixture after defeating the SEM Phoenix by 10 points at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday night. Both teams came into the encounter without a win […]

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