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Basketball | News, Live Coverage & Results | The Age

The Age •
October 24, 2026 • 08:30 AM
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The latest Basketball news and results from The Age

Basketball | News, Live Coverage & Results | The Age

Joe Ingles spent 12 seasons in the NBA. Now back as one of the faces of the NBL, the Melbourne United star reflects on private planes, 4am flights and cattle class.

Clubs are competitive, too – to the point of pushing the start time of their trials back at short notice, to force kids to make an early call.

Basketball icon LeBron James causes a stir with his actions during the American national anthem before an NBA game.

The close friend and former teammate of Joe Ingles also shed light on why he believed Ben Simmons’ latest setback would not be the end of him.

An injury has reportedly ruled Ben Simmons out of the NBA season before it even begins. Meanwhile, nine other Aussies are taking part – we look at their paths forward.

Tasmania Jewels beat Geelong Venom in their first game back in the WNBL after three decades out.

The Tasmania Jewels are going to return to the WNBL after a 30-year hiatus, with captain Darcee Garbin leading the team with her daughter Rose on the side line.

Even in death, a star of the court who appeared on course to achieve everything in basketball will have her legacy continue.

The Larry Kestelman-led National Basketball League will hold a two-day growth conference in Sydney this week, but the chairman of one club has been barred from attending, reigniting a bitter feud.

At just 17, Luke Paul has the world at his feet with his rookie NBL season about to start and a scholarship at the famed Duke University on the horizon.

A rejuvenated Ben Simmons has declared basketball is his art and he is ready to dominate and prove to the world how much he missed the sport in a year away from the game.

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