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Adams family proud of their Tall Fern sister

From one of NZ's great sporting families, Gabriella Adams-Gavet could have chased careers in netball or rugby league, but returned to basketball. Now she's making her Tall Ferns debut at 30.

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Stephanie Reid took the road less travelled to represent Australia in basketball and become an Opal

Stephanie Reid spent years on the fringes of basketball, trying hard to impress selectors. She missed all the traditional pathways to becoming an Opal, but persisted and got there with an alternate route.

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Lauren Jackson's return to basketball will continue with WNBL side the Southside Flyers

The 41-year-old was forced to retire in 2016 due to chronic pain and injury. She was recently selected for the Opals' World Cup squad and will now represent the Flyers in the upcoming season of the WNBL.

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Opal Jackson to play WNBL after World Cup

Lauren Jackson's basketball comeback will extend beyond this year after the 41-year-old confirmed a WNBL return to follow September's World Cup.

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Basketball Queen finds balance in the Beehive

Stella Beck had to walk away from the sport she loves – and head straight to the Beehive - before returning to the top of her game with Tokomanawa Queens in the Tauihi basketball league

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Top Wildcat headlines 3x3 Comm Games squad

Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff is the biggest name to be representing Australia in 3x3 basketball at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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Basketball icon Jackson to join Opals camp

Australian basketball legend Lauren Jackson is coming out of international retirement to join the Opals squad ahead of the September World Cup in Sydney.

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Australian-based Opals hoping to impress selectors in the lead-up to the Women's Basketball World Cup

As they prepare to face Japan in a three-match series, the Opals local players have a golden opportunity to push for selection for September's Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney.

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Former Opals captain Jenna O'Hea says Liz Cambage told Nigerian players to 'go back to your Third World country' during a training game

Former Opals captain Jenna O'Hea claims that Liz Cambage caused a confrontation with Nigerian basketballers in a training game before the Tokyo Olympics, telling them to "go back to your Third World country".

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Froling signs for Flames in WNBL again

Keely Froling has signed for a second season with the Sydney Uni Flames, confident of contending for a WNBL championship.

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Basketball legend Lauren Jackson returns from retirement for Albury-Wodonga in NBL1

Chronic injuries ended Lauren Jackson's Hall of Fame basketball career in 2016. Now, at 40, the Australian is returning to the court for her hometown team in Albury-Wodonga, making an impressive start.

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Melbourne Boomers end WNBL title drought

Melbourne Boomers have become the first team to win a WNBL grand final series from 1-0 down after beating Perth Lynx 84-66 in Game 3 to claim the title.

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Melbourne Boomers beat Perth Lynx in WNBL grand final game three, recover 'missing' trophy

The Melbourne Boomers have won the WNBL grand final, thrashing Perth Lynx 84-66 in the deciding game three and, luckily, the trophy turned up just in time for the presentation.

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Boomers force WNBL grand final decider

Melbourne Boomers have forced a deciding game three in the WNBL grand final series after a dramatic 76-75 away win over Perth Lynx

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Tall Ferns drawn home to new pro basketball league

A new professional basketball league has lured some of NZ's top players home this winter, better preparing the Tall Ferns and exposing more young women to the game.

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COVID forces Canberra out of WNBL finals

The Canberra Capitals have withdrawn from the WNBL finals because of a COVID outbreak, leaving Melbourne Boomers to meet Perth Lynx in the grand-final series

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WNBL finals delayed as COVID strikes

The Melbourne Boomers have been forced to wait for their WNBL grand final opponent after the Canberra-Perth semi-final was postponed due to COVID.

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Melbourne Boomers, Adelaide Lightning, Perth Lynx and UC Capitals prepare for ultimate showdown in WNBL semi-finals

After a chaotic finish to the WNBL's home-and-away season, the last four teams standing — the Melbourne Boomers, Adelaide Lightning, Perth Lynx and UC Capitals — are ready for their tilt at glory.

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Boomers take out WNBL minor premiership

The Melbourne Boomers have finished WNBL minor premiers for the first time since 2011 after Perth Lynx failed to beat battling Townsville.

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Jenna O'Hea, Australian basketball great, farewelled in last home WNBL game with Southside Flyers

Jenna O'Hea, one of Australia's most popular and accomplished basketballers, has played her last home game in the WNBL.

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Canberra Capitals basketball team 'homeless' with no location to play finals in ACT

Canberra's WNBL team says they have been "held back by inaction on every level", after being forced to relocate from the AIS Arena and no longer having a stadium to play finals in.

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Townsville Fire douse Flames in WNBL

Townsville have handed the Sydney Uni Flames their fourth straight loss in the WNBL with a dominant 84-63 victory at home.

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