Tag: Australian NBA Players
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 – Friday Apr 20: THE MASK 2: JOEL EMBIID SMASHES THE NBA PLAYOFFS (Episode 102)
NBA Straya!! MASKS ON! THE MASK 2: JOEL EMBIID SMASHES THE NBA PLAYOFFS! Today’s show covers all the NBA action from last night’s games, like Ben Simmons and a masked-Joel Embiid beating Miami while D-Wade tried to fight guys, the Pelicans running roughshod over the Blazers, and the Warriors putting the clamps on San Antonio.… 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 – Thursday Apr 19: NBA PLAYOFFS – TIE IT UP EDITION! w/ GUEST PDX PETE (Episode 101)
NBA Straya!! NBA PLAYOFFS: TIE IT UP EDITION… with SPECIAL GUEST, PDX PETE! Today’s show covers all the NBA madness from last night, including LeBron going crazy against Indiana, Donovan Mitchell leading the Jazz while OKC’s big three flogs go missing and the Rockets crushing the Wolves. We also tackle who should be the… 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 – Wednesday Apr 18: SPECIAL GUEST ANDREW BOGUT – for EPISODE 100!
NBA Straya!! With SPECIAL GUEST ANDREW BOGUT FOR EPISODE 100!!! Yep! Today’s show features a chat with ACTUAL NBA Strayan, ANDREW BOGUT, calling in from Melbourne! That’s right! An interview with real life 2015 NBA Champion and 2005 No. 1 NBA draft pick, Andrew Bogut! We chat about Ben Simmons and what it’s… 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 – Tuesday Apr 17: SICK & TIRED OF BEING BABIED BY DWYANE WADE & THE WARRIORS – NBA PLAYOFFS! (Episode 99)
NBA Straya!! WE’RE F**KING SICK & TIRED OF BEING BABIED BY DWYANE WADE & THE WARRIORS! Yes! Today’s show covers D-Wade jumping in the DeLorean and going back to 2009 for an EPIC performance to lead his Miami Heat over Ben Simmons & the Sixers — prompting a Joel Embiid insta outburst — and how Patty Mills… 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