Alex Pledger has played over 200 times for the New Zealand Breakers and is a four-time Aussie NBL champion as well as a Tall Blacks international and the 2011 Kiwi NBL MVP. You probably recognise him – he’s the tall one. And he was good enough to spare a few words for the Nichey Niche.
The common belief out there is that Russell Westbrook is carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder all by his lonesome. Averaging a triple-double for the season, he bosses everything that they do and that’s no lie.
That a New Zealander is calling the shots for the Brooklyn Nets makes them immediately interesting to a kiwi site such as ours… but the Nets are fascinating far beyond national ties.
It happened. It happened. It finally happened. DeMarcus Cousins has been traded, the Sacramento Kings finally acting after months – years – of speculation.
One last game before All Stars give most of these guys a break that they could probably use. Steven Adams will get himself the chance to put those feet up, maybe catch a couple movies and get the odd charity event in under his belt.
Three games, against arguably the three form teams in the league. It was a week of broken shoes, blocks at the rim and, well... cupcakes for Steven Adams.
In the end it came down to the final game of the season. Had Melbourne been able to win at home against Perth then that woulda done it for the Breakers, but no, it wasn't to be.
What, you thought they weren’t gonna boo Kevin Durant? Of course they were gonna boo him, they had every right to.
Sean Marks was handed a poisoned chalice when he took over the Brooklyn Nets General Manager’s role, that’s not an alternative fact.
Two wins and a loss saw Steven Adams set new career highs in minutes played and offensive rebounds as he kept up his front row seat in the Russell Westbrook show.
It’s the Super Bowl, you know. It’s where stuff happens which transcends the usual petty dramas of the NFL, heroes are enshrined and villains maligned.
It’s the big game, the one that stops a nation (and more) every year. The flippin’ Super Bowl, guys. Where men become legends and legends become immortal… unless they lose.
We lost a Stache Brother to a brutal chair attack this week and OKC just dropped three on the trot without him but at least Steven Adams is still out there battling.
After apparently copping one too many jabs on the chin from a certain Charles Barkley, LeBron James has fired back with unexpected ferocity at ol’ Chuck.