Tag: Australian NBA Players
NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 8 (Episode 73)
NBA Straya!! HOLY WHAT LEBRON & DEMAR!?!? Today’s show jumps all over LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan’s UNBELIEVABLE game-winning performances, the Rockets popping the Bucks and extending their win streak to SEVENTEEN, Jingling Joe Ingles having a CAREER NIGHT for his Jazz against the Pacers, the refs causing turmoil in Laker-land, Derrick Rose hooking up… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Chris Anstey Career High vs the Heat, Mar 7, 1998
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 20 years ago today, Chris Anstey — aka the Original NBA Unicorn — was suiting up for the Dallas Mavericks in his rookie year and, on a cold north Texas night, went to battle like he was King Leonidas at Thermopylae against Big Zo Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway‘s Miami Heat…… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Mar 7 (Episode 72)
NBA Straya!! DAMMIT ANTHONY DAVIS & DAME LILLARD! How hot can you be!? Today’s show talks both Brow and Dame going OFF and keeping the Pelicans and Blazers win streaks blazing, the Rockets extending THEIR win streak to SIXTEEN over the Thunder, Ben Simmons leading the Sixers to another big win, the Nuggets pooping the… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Mar 6 (Episode 71)
NBA Straya!! DAME LILLIARD IS THE HUMAN TORCH! Today’s show covers off Dame going hibachi and turning the Lakers into a charred mess, big wins for the Celtics, Cavs, Heat and Jazz, while the Pacers and Spurs eeked out wins crucial to their playoff hopes, Kevin Love breaking his silence on mental health, and Ben… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Luke Schenscher NBA debut vs the Cavs, Mar 5 2006
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Man. Can you believe that 12 years ago today Fanta Pants Shaq — Luke Schenscher — made his NBA debut!? That’s right, all the way back in 2006, Hope Forest’s favourite son played his FIRST EVER NBA game, manning the paint for 12 minutes against Big Zydrunas Ilgauskas and a young… Read more
NBA Straya – Monday Mar 5 (Episode 70)
NBA Straya!! KOBE WON AN OSCAR!?! Yeah… today’s show covers Kobe wining an Oscar for ‘Dear Basketball’ (MJ was robbed that ‘Space Jam’ didn’t win Best Picture) and ALL the news from the NBA weekend… And WHAT a weekend it was! We’re talking Weekend Winners & Losers — like the changing fortunes of the Sixers,… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Mar 2 (Episode 69 – NICE)
NBA Straya!! SOUP’S UP! JR SMITH – wyd? Anyway! Today’s show is episode 69 — NICE — and covers Ben Simmons & the Sixers beating LeBron James and the Cavs DESPITE LeBron’s amazing behind-the-back nutmeg of his own teammate, along with plenty of JR Smith soup talk, Dame Lillard & the Blazers appreciation, Lonzo Ball… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Stretched-Out Delly David Andersen vs the Raptors, Mar 1 2010
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Just imagine it: eight years ago TODAY, Jason Derulo’s ‘In My Head’ was spending its second week atop the #ARIA charts, and The Great Aussie Dane, David Andersen — aka Stretched-out Delly — had the SECOND HIGHEST SCORING GAME OF HIS ENTIRE #NBA CAREER! That’s right, despite looking like the bass… Read more
NBA Straya – Thursday Mar 1 (Episode 68)
NBA Straya!! CLEAN UP ISLE 4 – WE HAVE A WES JOHNSON MESS! Man… how fun is the NBA!? Today’s show talks about James Harden officially killing Wes Johnson and sending him into an early retirement with that ankle-breaking staredown 3 — a 20/10 in the disrespectiful NBA moment stakes — and also covers Dirk’s 31k point… Read more
NBA Straya – Wednesday Feb 28 (Episode 67)
NBA Straya!! ALL HAIL THE KING! Today’s show covers LeBron James’ remarkable 30k/8k/8k achievement, D-Wade’s incredible game-winning shot and 4th quarter, the fascinating Bucks-Wiz game, and what the ceiling is for the Rockets win streak: 20? 22? 27? WILL THEY EVER LOSE AGAIN!? Anyway, we also discuss NCAA corruption, the new-look Cavs, AND wrap… Read more