The businessman pushed his other interests to the side to save the National Basketball League.
This season the NBL has two potential top NBA Draft picks and as many as 11 future draftees as they continue to grow the pathway from Australia to the world’s best league.
Ben McKay has had a medical at Essendon,his third medical at an AFL club,as he approaches a decision on his next move. Meanwhile,Trent Cotchin cannot bear to have a rival Melbourne club win the flag.
Isaac Humphries says he feels free and happy after last month announcing to the world that he was gay. Now he is looking at how he can improve life for people while continuing his NBL career.
It’s a case of the walking wounded for Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix heading into the new NBL season,beginning this weekend,but each still has championship aspirations.
Basketball is set to go where no other Australian professional sport has gone before by playing a Christmas Day game at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena.
Melbourne United are the first team to lock in their semi-final spot with their win over Cairns on Sunday,while the South East Melbourne Phoenix kept their hopes alive for a few more days following their win over New Zealand.
Melbourne United looked in trouble just two minutes into their clash with Adelaide on Sunday,when Matthew Dellavedova went off with an ankle injury,Chris Goulding felt for his hamstring and the Sixers were up on the scoreboard,but coach Dean Vickerman didn’t panic.
The growing rivalry between United and Phoenix played out another exciting chapter on Sunday,this time with United earning cross-town bragging rights after an eventful afternoon.
Import Antonius Cleveland played until he was hoarse,figuratively and literally,leading the Illawarra Hawks to a vital win over South East Melbourne Phoenix on Sunday night.
NBL round 13 will be headlined by a showdown between South East Melbourne Phoenix and Perth Wildcats at John Cain Arena on Saturday night.