He is one of the greatest shooters this country has produced,but Chris Goulding is facing mounting accusations that he is a “flopper”,and now he comes up against the coach who left him out of this year’s Olympics team.
The Phoenix’s win was overshadowed by a hostile social media post from team owner Romie Chaudhari,who attacked Chris Goulding on X,labelling the United star “weak”.
Five losses to start the season was enough for the Phoenix to part ways with Mike Kelly,a one-time coach of the year in the Australian league.
The 2024-25 National Basketball League season tips off on Thursday night,and there’s one team many consider to be the championship favourites.
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.