Ian Clark is an NBA title winner but he still paid his respects to Lanard Copeland by asking for permission to wear the number 21 jersey for Melbourne United this NBL season.
The businessman pushed his other interests to the side to save the National Basketball League.
Why have so few pro sportsmen declared themselves gay during their playing careers? After coming out last year,this basketballer knows better than most.
More than 7000 fans turned out to watch the Sydney Kings beat Melbourne United in the first professional sporting fixture played on December 25 in Australia.
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 Neil Armstrong at the moon landing in reverse:one giant leap for Isaac Humphries,one more small step for mankind.
Melbourne United basketballer Isaac Humphries is the first and only openly gay male professional basketball player in the National Basketball League.
New Melbourne United import Xavier Rathan-Mayes had a stunning debut to lead his club to an overtime win over the New Zealand Breakers on Sunday.
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.
Matthew Dellavedova is heading back to the NBA after signing with the Sacramento Kings,while Melbourne United has unveiled a new import guard who has dubbed himself “showtime”.
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.