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The NBA Play-Offs Explained

April 18, 2026 - by Ben Brees

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NBA Play-In Preview

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 - by Cameron Jarvis

THE regular NBA season is done, it’s time for the postseason to take centre stage. Tonight the NBA Play-In tournement gets underway. The teams that finished in seventh to tenth …

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BACK-TO-BACK titles for Solent Kestrels

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 - by Max Cochran

SOLENT Kestrels have won two championships in-a-row after their victory over City of London Academy on Saturday. The Kestrels gained promotion last season from the NBL Division Two – Pool …

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NBA Plans New Rules to Clamp Down on Tanking

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 - by Alejandro Sanchez Martinez

In recent meetings with all 30 general managers, Adam Silver acknowledged that tanking has become “worse this year than in recent memory” and stressed that competitive integrity is at risk. …

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British basketball in perilous state as Women’s professional set-up crumbles

February 14, 2026March 13, 2026 - by Harry McBain

Solent University’s Women’s Basketball team are determined to show that their sport deserves respect and has a place in the country following a national crisis.

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NBA’s New All-Star Format and the Uprise of Foreign Talent

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 - by Alex Aitken

THE NBA is the biggest stage for basketball stars worldwide, but only 23% of current players are from countries outside the United States (Institute for Immigration Research). This is an …