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BasketballPremiumCotton misses 40-point outing as Hawks crush Wildcats

Trey Kell has scored a career-high 31 points as the Illawarra Hawks crushed the Perth Wildcats by 32 points in a one-sided NBL clash.

Justin Chadwick

BasketballCommentsCotton’s amazing streak halted as Wildcats get reality check

Bryce Cotton made a blazing start to Perth’s game against Illawarra as he looked to keep a historic hot streak rolling. But what happened next stunned everyone.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballDaniels, Simmons step up as their NBA teams slide

Aussies Dyson Daniels and Ben Simmons have posted good games but their NBA sides both went down as their poor form continued.

Staff Writers

BasketballPremiumWalton Jr fires as Phoenix crush 36ers in open-air win

South East Melbourne's hot form under new coach Josh King has continued, with Derrick Walton Jr's 28-point haul lifting them to a 20-point win over Adelaide.

Justin Chadwick

BasketballCommentsPremiumWhy Lynx move to HBF Stadium could be start of something big

Perth Lynx are a team on the rise and a club legend believes their move to HBF Stadium during the Christmas school holidays is precisely what is needed to lift them to another level.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumI felt a pop: Doolittle instantly knew groin injury was bad

Perth Wildcats import Kristian Doolittle is still several weeks away from returning from a groin injury and the American knew he’d done damage from the moment he felt it pop.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballMitchell steers Cavs as NBA Cup champs suffer hangover

The Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the Milwaukee Bucks by 23 points as the latter suffered a NBA Cup final hangover in Cleveland.

Staff Writers

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Brilliant Bryce and his Chamber of Secrets

Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton’s history making run of 40-point games is no fluke. It’s a result of years of constant improvement during secret sessions when nobody else was watching.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumLack of basketball courts costing thousands of kids games

The lack of basketball courts in Western Australia has reached a crisis point and fears are increasing that if more venues aren’t built, the sport will lose thousands of kids who are desperate to play.

Craig O’Donoghue and Samantha Rogers

BasketballVideoCommentsStraight to the man cave! Cotton’s back page souvenir

Bryce Cotton has all of his prized basketball possessions in his man cave - and the collection just got even more impressive with a huge copy of The West Australian’s back page from his 59-point game.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballSimmons adds solid points as James sets a minutes mark

Ben Simmons has had a good night for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA as LeBron James posted a record for most regular season minutes.

Staff Writers

BasketballVideoCommentsPremiumBehind Wildcats’ conservative approach to Webster injury

Perth Wildcats have ruled star Tai Webster out for six weeks with a hamstring injury, and coach John Rillie says they’ve reached a point in the season where they have to think long-term.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumLynx shatter Bendigo’s spirit and show off title credentials

Perth Lynx have stunned the undefeated Bendigo Spirit with a brilliant win in Victoria to show that they deserve to be rated as a genuine WNBL championship contender.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsPremiumGive it to Bryce! Wildcats want Cotton to extend streak

Bryce Cotton will enter Sunday’s game against Illawarra with the chance to have five 40-point games in a row and his teammates will be doing whatever they can to help him if he gets within range.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballCommentsWildcats’ backcourt blow: Webster sidelined until February

Perth will be without their first-choice point guard until at least February, with Tai Webster set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines with a hamstring issue.

Chris Robinson

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Why $1.4 million just feels right for Bryce almighty

Bryce Cotton is so red-hot, it’s like Oscar Allen kicking eight goals in a game, four weeks in a row for West Coast. Or like Cooper Connolly hitting four tons in a row for Perth Scorchers. 

Jackson Barrett

BasketballCommentsPremiumGorman can’t wait for another crack at superstar Sami

Sami Whitcomb produced a triple double against Perth Lynx earlier this month but Steph Gorman will enter Thursday’s game full of confidence that she can close down the WNBL’s most dominant player.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballComments‘Disrespectful’: Cotton reveals crowd abuse inspired him

Bryce Cotton is in the best form of his career and yet someone in the crowd during a recent game in Adelaide thought it would be a good idea to trash talk him. That certainly backfired.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballGiddey injured as Chicago Bulls win by one

Australian Josh Giddey has suffered an ankle injury in the one-point NBA win by the Chicago Bulls over the Toronto Raptors.

Staff Writers

BasketballCommentsPremiumNBA Aussies: Travers records first triple-double of career

Luke Travers dominated the G-League with a triple double while Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels and Josh Green were in all in action throughout the NBA as we look at what Aussies did in the US during the last week

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballMavs' Doncic dazzles in NBA shootout with Warriors

Luka Doncic and Klay Thompson have starred for Dallas in their high-scoring Western Conference victory against Golden State in California.

Staff Writers

BasketballCommentsPremiumThey’d offer Bryce HOW MUCH?! Monster figure tipped for star

Perth Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton is in the type of form that is rarely seen throughout the world, with four 40-point games in a row. And that has experts predicting extraordinary offers will come his way.

Craig O'Donoghue

BasketballGoorjian sees good signs from Kings in win over Bullets

Jaylen Adams and Xavier Cooks were the star attractions as the Sydney Kings beat the resurgent Brisbane Bullets in the NBL.

Jasper Bruce

Basketball'Unacceptable': United frustrated with another loss

Derrick Walton, Nathan Sobey and Jordan Hunter had afternoons to remember as the South East Melbourne Phoenix ambushed cross-town rivals Melbourne United.

Jasper Bruce