Sport
Basketball
Eight million views and rising: Humphries’ coming out has ‘opened the door for so many’
The video of Isaac Humphries telling his teammates has passed eight million views since it was published last week and his club has been overwhelmed by the positive response.
- by Roy Ward
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‘Can’t worry about everyone’s feelings’: Simmons’ hostile Philly homecoming
One of the most reviled former players in Philadelphia’s sports history got the hostile homecoming the Brooklyn Nets guard expected in his first game in the city.
- by Dan Gelston
Simmons knocks down free throws in Philly
Ben Simmons was unfazed by the heckling from the Philadelphia crowd as he calmly nailed a pair of free throws
Simmons’ eye-catching stat line in Kyrie Irving’s comeback game
Bouncing back after a knee issue and an ongoing back complaint, Ben Simmons tuned up for his eagerly-anticipated first trip back to Philadelphia on Wednesday with his first 20-point game since playing for the Sixers in last year’s play-offs.
- by Russell Bennett
Cotton, Manek star as Wildcats claim back-to-back NBL wins
After snapping a five-game losing streak in their last start against Adelaide, Perth entered Thursday night’s home clash at RAC Arena seeking to avoid a fourth straight home defeat.
- by Darren Snowdon
Opinion
NBL
A giant leap, a small step: why basketballer’s coming out is important
It’s Neil Armstrong at the moon landing in reverse: one giant leap for Isaac Humphries, one more small step for mankind.
- by Greg Baum
‘Happy with who I am’: Isaac Humphries comes out as NBL’s first openly gay player
Melbourne United basketballer Isaac Humphries is the first and only openly gay male professional basketball player in the National Basketball League.
- by Jon Pierik
Imports fire Perth past 36ers to snap losing streak
Bryce Cotton has shrugged off a horrific shooting night to help the Perth Wildcats stun the Adelaide 36ers 94-89 at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, snapping a five-game losing streak.
- by Steve Barrett
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NBA
‘Unfit to be associated with’: Brooklyn suspend Irving in anti-semitism controversy
The Brooklyn Nets are suspending Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to “unequivocally say he has no anti-semitic beliefs”.
- by Brian Mahoney
Opinion
NBA
In sacking coach Steve Nash, did Brooklyn get rid of the wrong person?
It’s hard to separate Kyrie Irving from the disaster the Brooklyn Nets have become, even though they were hyped before the season as possible title contenders.
- by Kurt Streeter
NBA’s Nets fire head coach amid Irving antisemitism storm
The Brooklyn Nets have parted ways with Steve Nash just seven games into the NBA season as fans protested at a home game following a Twitter post from Melbourne-born Kyrie Irving.
- by Ben Golliver