Category: Blog Posts!
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Aron Baynes’ FIRST ever playoff game – Spurs vs Lakers, April 21, 2013
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of an epic performance last night against the Bucks when Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes — the Mareeba Man Mountain himself — went perfect from the floor (including 2-for-2 from 3 on his way to an 8 & 8 night) FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY, Bangers played his FIRST EVER NBA PLAYOFF… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Patty Mills’ FIRST ever playoff game – Blazers vs Suns, April 20, 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! How’s this! 8 years ago today, dead-set Aussie ledge Patty Mills played in his FIRST NBA playoff game… in only his 11th EVER actual NBA appearance! That’s a hair-raising rocket ride if ever there was one, and one that befits an Aussie legend of about the stature of Ian Thorpe, Alicia… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Delly’s FIRST ever playoff game – Cavs vs Celtics, 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! *fancy New York restaurant* MAÎTRE D’: Welcome and good evening! Do you have a booking? ME: Yeah, two under… [looks at wife, grinning] … DellysaLedge WIFE: [rolls eyes, sighs] MAÎTRE D’: Of course. This way, Mr DellysaLedge ME: [grinning uncontrollably] Certainly. [MAITRE D’ leads us to a table] WAITER: Good evening… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Andrew Bogut’s 1st playoff game for Episode 100! vs Detroit, 2006
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of his appearance in the 100th episode of NBA Straya, today we look back at big Andrew Bogut — the Croatian-Australian Wilt Chamberlain — in his first EVER NBA playoff game 12 years ago… when the big fella went harder than Tony ‘Plugger’ Lockett at the Ballarat Pizza Hut… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Mark Bradtke career high vs Boston, April 17, 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! How’s this big haired ledge! That’s right, on this day, 22 years ago, Big Mark Bradtke, the gloriously maned Aussie Arvydas Sabonis, was coming to the end of his lone NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers. And, in his second-last EVER game in the NBA, the Noarlunga Leviathan had a CAREER… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! A Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal Trillion – Wolves vs Mavs, 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! ‘A HAMMER TRILLION’ 🔨🍹 A handy recipe for a Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal Trillion in his 3rd-last rookie regular season NBA game, 21 years ago today ** What you’ll need ** 1 x Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal 1 x Minnesota Timberwolves 1 x Dallas Mavericks 1 x Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luc Longley: the First Australian to play in the NBA Playoffs – Bulls vs Cavs, 1994
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of the record SEVEN Aussies kicking off the NBA playoffs this weekend, 24 years ago, Big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley was the FIRST Aussie to ever play in the playoffs, as his Chicago Bulls took on Mark Price — Cleveland’s original, much smaller, LeBron — and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Big… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Cam Bairstow’s last rookie game: Bulls vs Nets, April 13 2015
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 3 years ago, Big Cam Bairstow — aka Cam ‘Airstow’, aka Aussie Charles Barkley — tied back his flowing flaxen locks and played the final game of his rookie year next to Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler on the Chicago Bulls and led them to an almighty beatdown of… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luc Longley bullies Detroit: Bulls vs Pistons, April 12, 1995
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day, 23 years ago, big Lucien ‘Luc’ Longley — aka Lucky Luc, aka Cool Hands Luc, aka the Thunder from Down Under, aka Aussie Bill Russell — was pulling on his Chicago Bulls togs and busy teaching America’s answer to Andrew Gaze — Michael Jordan — how to play… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET! Luke Schenscher’s 2nd best Portland game: Blazers vs Rockets, April 11, 2007
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 11 years ago today, Fanta Pants Shaq — the ledge Luke Schenscher — was in the Pacific Northwest tugging on the black, white and red no. 24 for the Portland Trail Blazers. And on this night, answering the question ‘what would happen if Raggedy Andy was 7-foot tall and played basketball?’,… Read more