In the WNBL's season opener, the league's newest team, the Tasmania Jewels, burst out of the blocks, overcoming the Geelong Venom in front of a sold-out crowd.
Sebastian Tan
Max Mackinnon starred in Brisbane's 10-point NBL win over South East Melbourne, marred by a pair of ankle injuries to the Bullets' two tallest players.
Steve Barrett
The sight of Perth Wildcats star Kristian Doolittle laying on the court with concerned teammates around him following an injury today was the last thing the team needed ahead of a game against Sydney Kings.
Craig O'Donoghue
Izzy Borlase is looking to cap off a stellar year by securing the WNBA championship in the Finals, with an Opals teammate on the opposition..
Carlin Davison and Sam Mennenga showed there's life without Parker Jackson-Cartwright for the Breakers by starring in a tense one-point win over Sydney.
Perth Wildcats star Kristian Doolittle has had a circle around Saturday’s clash with the Sydney Kings for a long time, saying he holds grudges and will never forgive them for what happened last season.
The WNBL's new season tips off on Thursday, and it will mark a new era for the league as a ninth team is added, players return, and full-circle moments occur.
The Tasmania Jewels have heard tales from ex-players and coaches as they prepare to play their first WNBL game in front of a packed home crowd.
Ethan James
Perth Lynx are yet to appoint a captain, their best player from last year isn’t in the country and two of their stars only arrived in recent days, yet they have a grand final re-match on Saturday afternoon.
One of the WNBL's star players has labelled an overlap between the WNBA and Australia's domestic season "hard" ahead of the league's tip-off on Thursday.
The enmity between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis erupted when the NBL's two best players had to be separated in the closing stages of Adelaide's win in Sydney.
Dark horse Cairns have made it three consecutive wins, knocking down 18 three-pointers to see off the plucky Illawarra by 10 points in Wollongong.
Adelaide have inflicted Sydney's first loss of the season in a grand final rematch highlighted by another heated clash between Bryce Cotton and Kendric Davis.
Perth Wildcats captain Jesse Wagstaff keeps defying his age by producing remarkable performances and one of his teammates has given him extraordinary praise by ranking him above the biggest names in the NBA.
Former NBA star Brandon Knight made his NBL debut for the Perth Wildcats, but Dylan Windler and Elijah Pepper starred in a 16-point win over the NZ Breakers.
Dylan Windler has produced a remarkable final quarter to lift the Perth Wildcats to a massive win over New Zealand Breakers and take the spotlight away from high profile recruit Brandon Knight.
Melbourne United have maintained their stranglehold over South East Melbourne Phoenix, overcoming a poor start to notch a five-point NBL derby win.
Izzy Borlase, the 22-year-old Australian who made her WNBA debut this year and is the reigning WNBL MVP, has helped lift Atlanta into the WNBA Finals.
Rob Forsaith
Led by David Johnson, Tasmania's bench thrived as the JackJumpers notched their highest score in a 10-point away win over Illawarra.
Jaylon Brown laid the foundation and Jack McVeigh provided the finishing touches as the Cairns Taipans beat the Brisbane Bullets by six points.
Wildcats coach John Rillie is loving what he’s seeing on the practice court from Brandon Knight, but is still yet to guarantee the veteran import signing will make his NBL debut this weekend.
Chris Robinson
Adelaide coach Trevor Gleeson accused his players of being "scared", while insisting the referees targeted him in the 36ers' loss to Melbourne United.
Bryce Cotton and Nick Rakocevic combined for 66 points but Adelaide couldn't prevent a third successive defeat, losing by five points to Melbourne United.
The New Zealand Breakers have snapped a three-year losing streak on Adelaide soil, comfortably defeating the wayward 36ers by 16 points.
