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Perth Wildcats Celebrate Heritage Week

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Tomorrow night, the third-placed Perth Wildcats break out the ’95 championship jersey for Heritage Week…and also to commemorate the posterization* of Martin Cattalini. Poor humour and meaningless exhibition game highlights aside, Cattalini was a talented young’un on an insanely talented Perth squad that won every possible title the NBL had to offer two decades ago (pre-season champs, regular season champs,… Read more →

NBL Heritage Week

NBL Heritage Week

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Today the Adelaide 36ers will open Heritage Week vs Wollongong wearing homage jerseys from the 80s. Contrary to our hopes, the players will not take to the court sporting the shorts of the era, as the NBL has already warned that such actions would be viewed as “bringing the game into disrepute”. The Mike McKay ‘Moustache of Champions’ also falls into this… Read more →

Tip-off

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With the Knicks and Bucks set to do battle in London as part of the NBA Global Games 2015 program, here is a rare image of the first ever Association game played in the U.K. between the Hawks and the Magic (30 October 1993).  Here’s a brief interview with Kevin Willis on his return to home soil:   BONUS: Shaquille… Read more →