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NBA Straya Never Forget – ‘Bangers’ Aron Baynes CAREER HIGHS ON THE SAME DAY, March 19 vs Nets (2016) & Suns (2017)

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! You little ripper! How’s this!? On this exact day — both one AND two years ago — Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes tied his hair back into a man-bun tighter than Thorpie’s speedos and posted a pair of massive CAREER HIGHS! On the same day! In BACK-TO-BACK YEARS! That’s more bonkers than that…
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NBA Straya – Monday Mar 19: Straya vs the USA & WRAPPING A BONKERS NBA WEEKEND!! (Episode 80)

NBA Straya!! NBA WEEKEND MADNESS! There are 1 seeds losing to 16 seeds while the Blazers, Rockets, Jazz and Thunder are all scorching hot, Anthony Davis is still running rampant, Russell Westbrook is throwing out triple doubles like they’re confetti at an ‘80s wedding, and refs tossing coaches for what fans said! NBA: Where Amazing Happens!…
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NBA Straya Never Forget – Dante Exum vs Chicago, March 18 2017

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of the prodigal son’s return from a left shoulder injury, on this very day one year ago, Kangaroo Kobe — Dante Exum — was taking a break from dominating the ‘Call of Duty WW II’ leaderboards and actually out there dominating on the hardwood for once, suiting up next…
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NBA Straya Never Forget – Chris Anstey’s BEST EVER NBA GAME! Dallas Mavericks vs the Boston Celtics March 17, 1998

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist ‘em up! 20 years ago today, the Murderin’ Melburnian, big Chris Anstey, was in his rookie year with the Dallas Mavericks and, ON ONLY BLOODY ST PATTYS DAY, torched the Boston Celtics like Johnny Storm in a wicker furniture store on his way to the BEST GAME OF HIS ROOKIE…
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NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane Heal vs the Celtics, March 16 1997

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 21 years ago today, Australian basketball’s golden child, SHANE ‘the Hammer’ HEAL was enduring a frustrating first year in the NBA, stuck between Stojko Vrankovic and Cherokee Parks on the end of the Minnesota Timberwolves bench. With the Wolves beating the Boston Celtics, Wolves coach FLIP SAUNDERS turned to Hammer to…
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NBA Straya – Friday Mar 16: NBA WEEKEND MADNESS PREVIEW! (Episode 79)

NBA Straya!! NBA MARCH MADNESS FEVER! … Where all the good NBA prospects get bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament ay! ANYWAY! Today’s show covers the AMAZING LeBron James dunk on Jusuf Nurkic last night, the Raptors extending their win streak, the Rockets keep rolling, and, of course, Ben Simmons going into…
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NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 15: MADNESS OF MARCH! (Episode 78)

NBA Straya!! MARCH MADNESS IS HERE! … And the NBA is still wayyyyyy more interesting! That’s right, today’s show is talking about last night’s epic CELTICS-WIZARDS 2OT game, the Bucks and Heat screwing the pooch while the Kings and Magic SOMEHOW blow their tank race, the Warriors starting a lineup of nobodies and still beating…
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NBA Straya Never Forget – Nathan Jawai ‘Aussie Shaq’ FINAL NBA GAME vs Sacramento, March 14, 2010

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It’s not often we have a day steeped in sadness here at NBA Straya… but here it is. Nine years ago, on this very day, the man the size of the Gulf of Carpentaria… the one… the only… Outback Shaq played his LAST EVER NBA game. That’s right, Nathan Jawai —…
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NBA Straya – Wednesday Mar 14: RUSTY GETS 100! (Episode 77)

NBA Straya!! 100 TRIPLE-DOUBLES FOR RUSTY WESTBROOK!! Man, that’s insane! Today’s show covers off Rusty’s achievement and why those nerds who think triple doubles are bad can go to hell, along with the Raptors rolling, the Pelicans eek ’em out, Kawhi isn’t coming back yet, LeBron remains awesome, and how good is that bad-blood Lakers-Nuggets…
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NBA Straya Never Forget – Joe Ingles vs the Clippers, Mar 13 2017

#NBA #Straya Never Forget! A year ago today, Joseph Howarth Ingles — aka Down Under Durant, aka Jingling Joe, aka Slow Mo Joe, aka Dr Joseph J Ingles: Triplologist— was still bouncing between the bench and starting for his Utah Jazz because Quinn Snyder didn’t yet realise the Jingler was the best Aussie all-rounder since…
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