An Australian star was one of two players ejected for fighting before Atlanta’s NBA play-off hopes came to a brutal end with a historic loss to the New York Knicks.
Melissa Woods
Houston and the LA Lakers are headed for Game 6 after the Rockets posted a 99-93 win on Wednesday, as Cade Cunningham scored 45 points for Detroit.
Staff Writers
New York are one win away from booting Dyson Daniels' Atlanta Hawks out of the NBA's playoffs after dominating game five at Madison Square Garden.
Murray Wenzel
Perth Wildcats star Elijah Pepper has committed to another two years with the club and he’s got his eyes on a new role which would see him become even more valuable into the future.
Craig O'Donoghue
Oklahoma City secured easy passage to the NBA's Western Conference semi-finals as Orlando moved closer to a huge Eastern Conference upset of Detroit.
Renowned sharpshooter DJ Vasiljevic has joined the New Zealand Breakers on a one-year deal as the Auckland-based club revamps their NBL roster.
Shayne Hope
Former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, now of Dallas and Charlotte, have gone one-two in the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
The Los Angeles Lakers have failed to sweep Houston, going down by 19 points on the road after Boston, San Antonio and Toronto all enjoyed NBA playoffs wins.
Perth Lynx co-captain Anneli Maley just made a splash in a WNBA pre-season game against Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever and soaked up every moment of playing in front of more than 14,000 fans in New York.
New York have levelled their playoffs series with Atlanta on the back of a big night from Karl-Anthony Towns, and OKC continues to rout Phoenix.
The LA Lakers have gone 3-0 over Houston in the NBA playoffs first round while Boston and San Antonio went 2-1 up in their respective series.
Atlanta, Minnesota and Toronto have all scored upset wins on home court in their respective NBA Game 3 first-round playoff matches.
Oklahoma City have gone 2-0 up in their playoff series against Western Conference rivals Phoenix, while Detroit levelled Eastern foes Orlando at 1-1 with a win.
The International Basketball Federation has announced its hosts for the women's 2030 World Cup and the men's equivalent for 2031.
The Sixers and Celtics are level at 1-1 after Philly scored an upset NBA playoffs win in Boston, while San Antonio's star centre was injured against Portland.
Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff just keeps defying his age and will play again next season despite turning 40 later this month. Wagstaff has now explained just how he keeps playing well.
CJ McCollum has helped Atlanta close a 12-point deficit to silence the hostile crowd in New York and level their NBA playoff series with the Knicks at 1-1.
For the first time in NBA history, San Antonio forward Victor Wembanyama has been voted the unanimous defensive player of the year.
TIM REYNOLDS
Sharpshooter and co-captain Dejan Vasiljevic has been released from his Adelaide 36ers contract with a year remaining after the side's narrow finals defeat.
Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection
Tim Reynolds
Orlando shocked Detroit as Oklahoma City, Boston and San Antonio rolled to predicted wins in NBA playoffs first-round action.
Larry Lage
Dyson Daniels' Atlanta Hawks will need to fly even higher after the New York Knicks claimed the first game of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic have earned the eighth seeding in the NBA West and East respectively - and now must face their conference top seeds.
David Brandt
A professional basketballer accused of raping a woman has revealed he will fight the charge at trial.
Liam Beatty
