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Giddey's MSG streak ends but Bulls hold off Knicks

Josh Giddey was quiet in his first visit to Madison Square Garden with Chicago while Johnny Furphy scored his first NBA points and Jock Landale impressed.

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Cavs notch best-ever NBA start, Warriors pip Celtics

Cleveland are 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history, the red-hot Warriors beat champions Boston and Boomer Jack McVeigh debuted for Houston.

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Mills's hot hand not enough to stop Wemby's rare 5x5

San Antonio rising star Victor Wembanyama has posted the second 5x5 of his fledgling NBA career to lift his side to victory over Patty Mills's Utah Jazz.

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Chance coaching Boomers in first games since Olympics

NBL assistant coach Jacob Chance will temporarily take the Boomers reins for the next round of FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

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Can You Define Baby Boomers? Look at Trump and Harris

Trump and Harris are bookends of the sprawling Baby Boomer generation, which spans 18 years. No wonder they have different world views.

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Josh Giddey's NBA pre-season rocked by ankle injury

Australian NBA star Josh Giddey has spent the best part of two months nursing a serious ankle injury suffered during the Boomers' ill-fated Olympic campaign.

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Vickerman uncertain over combining NBL and Boomers jobs

Phil Smyth believes Dean Vickerman is the man to lead the Boomers into the future, but the veteran Melbourne United coach isn't so sure.

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Smyth's 'genuine Boomers fear', backs Vickerman for job

Four-time Olympic point guard turned Boomers coach Phil Smyth has endorsed current Melbourne United mentor Dean Vickerman to take over as men's national coach.

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No grudges as Cooks and Goorjian reunite at NBL's Kings

Brian Goorjian cut Xavier Cooks from his Boomers squad for the Olympics but the forward has no bad blood as they aim to revitalise the Sydney Kings.

AAP

JackJumpers to ease Olympian Magnay into pre-season

Having won the NBL title in just their third season, coach Scott Roth is making sure the Tasmania JackJumpers have put that in the past and reset.

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French show way for Boomers wanting a Brisbane moment

The French basketball team used the Paris stage to take their best shot at the mighty United States, but can the Boomers do the same in Brisbane in 2032?

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Goorjian calls time on Boomers reign after Paris exit

Boomers coach Brian Goorjian has defended his selection and strategy and confirmed he will step down following the side's Olympics quarter-final exit.

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Giddey's Patty Mills lament: 'He deserved better'

Josh Giddey was left to lament the "what-ifs" and laud Patty Mills' legacy in an overtime loss to Serbia that bounced the Boomers out of the Paris Games.

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Mills coy on future after Boomers' OT Games exit

With their Olympics ending with a 95-90 overtime loss to Serbia in their quarter-final, it likely marks the end of an era for the Boomers, led by Patty Mills.

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Serbia, USA in Boomers' path to Paris golden game

The Olympic basketball quarter-final draw is complete and pits the Boomers against Serbia, while United States are their likely semi-final opponent.

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'Diabolical' Boomers survive Games pool of death

A tight Canada win has ensured Australia progressed to the Paris Games quarter-finals despite losing 77-71 to Greece in their final pool game.

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Boomers' run busted by brilliant Canadians

The Boomers are locked in a battle to progress to the quarter-finals after they were outgunned 93-83 by Canada in a high-quality Olympic pool game in Lille.

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Exum ahead of schedule, Boomer could face Canada

Dante Exum could return from injury one game earlier than planned after the Boomers' guard trained strongly on the eve of their Canadian Olympic test.

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Boomers overcome Spain in fiery Games foul-fest

Josh Giddey and Jock Landale have combined to counter Spain, tensions simmering before the Boomers prevailed 92-80 to begin their Paris Games campaign.

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Australia Defeats Spain In Impressive Olympic Basketball Victory

The Boomers' thrilling victory over Spain at the 2024 Games showcases their strength and determination in pursuit of Olympic gold.

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Bullish Boomers have a mix of new and old to defy Olympics ‘group of death’

Australia have reason for optimism ahead of their Paris 2024 basketball opener against Spain as a blend of youth and experience starts to gel

AAP

Spanish sting: Boomers prep for Games grudge match

Another chapter will be written in Australia's basketball history with Spain when they clash in a high-stakes Games opener.

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Exum cleared for Games as Boomers hit winning form

Dante Exum will play through the pain of a badly dislocated finger suffered in the Boomers' one-point defeat of France that completed a positive Games build-up.

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Exum cleared of injury as Boomers' tilt gains pace

A week out from the Boomers' Olympic opener, Dante Exum has been cleared of concussion after a nasty fall in a comfortable warm-up defeat of Puerto Rico.

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Next gen Boomers capable of new Games mark: Goorjian

Encouraging displays against Serbia and the US have given coach Brian Goorjian cause for optimism as the new-look Boomers chase Olympic medal glory in Paris.

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