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NBL looks to go it alone

Jon Pierik The National Basketball League could soon break away from Basketball Australia and be run by its own group of business leaders.

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Crocs' call has NBL in a spin

Roy Ward Basketball Australia rejects Townsville's attempt to hand back its licence.

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Clarke let go as 36ers' NBL coach

The Adelaide 36ers are looking for a new NBL coach after deciding against offering a new contract to Marty Clarke.

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Gunners import keen on NBL

Jon Tuxworth A diminutive point guard from St Mary's College will play for the Canberra Gunners this season. And no, it's not Patrick Mills.

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NBL players call for big changes

Jon Pierik National Basketball League players have expressed fears the competition is at the crossroads, declaring it is time to consider scrapping the player rankings system, lifting the salary cap and moving...

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Perth thrash Sydney 95-61 in NBL

Perth Wildcats showed Sydney how far they still have to go to match the top NBL teams with with a 95-61 drubbing of the Kings at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Sunday.

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Kings' Magden to face NBL tribunal

Sydney Kings guard Ben Madgen has been called before the NBL tribunal to face a charge of "unsportsmanlike conduct" due to an incident late in his side's 74-71 round 13 loss to the Melbourne Tigers...

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NBL rejects plan for second Melbourne team

Roy Ward The NBL has rejected the proposal for a second Melbourne side leaving the league with just one Victorian team for the foreseeable future.

Wildcats thrash Breakers in NBL

The Perth Wildcats recorded their first win inside Perth Arena and snapped a three-game NBL losing run by thrashing the New Zealand Breakers 89-64 in a grand final rematch on Thursday night.

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NBL title fight a wide open race

Paul Suttor The NBL tips off on Friday night with the New Zealand Breakers attempting to become the first team since the 2005 Sydney Kings to win three titles in a row.

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NBL story a tough one to sell

Roy Ward Basketball Australia chief executive Kristina Keneally is trying to sell a story about the growth of the NBL and WNBL.

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Gaze urges NBL to recruit NBA star power

Chris Dutton BASKETBALL great Andrew Gaze has urged the NBL to make an audacious bid to recruit some of the biggest names in the sport to increase popularity and avoid another collapse.

A chance to restore NBL's old glory

NBA star PATRICK MILLS shares his thoughts on his return to playing in Australia

Mills studies football leaders before stint in NBL

As he prepares to add some ''wow factor'' to the NBL, Patty Mills hopes the opportunity to watch the AFL and NRL in the past month will make him a better player.

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Wildcats win first game of NBL semi in Perth

Jesse Wagstaff and Kevin Lisch put the Perth Wildcats one win away from a crack at a sixth NBL title following a 85-70 game-one semi-final victory over the Gold Coast Blaze on Sunday.