Tag: basketball
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Gaze’s NBA debut vs the Denver Nuggets, March 11, 1994
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist ‘em up! 24 years ago today, a new era of ‘Strayan NBA basketball dawned as the Aussie GOAT, Andrew ‘Gazey’ Gaze — the Grey Mamba himself — wandered into the US capital, strapped on his K-Mart signature edition Dunlop Gazey 1s for the #WashingtonBullets and kicked more butt than Kieren… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Shane ‘The Hammer’ Heal vs Utah Jazz, March 9 1997
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! March 9, 1997 — INT: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota — The Utah Jazz — led by JOHN STOCKTON and KARL ‘the Mailman’ MALONE — are smothering the Minnesota Timberwolves young core of KEVIN GARNETT and STEPHON MARBURY, and the Wolves are about to lose by double digits. Our hero, SHANE HEAL,… Read more
NBA Straya – Friday Mar 9: NBA WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 74)
NBA Straya!! SOUND THE STEPH CURRY INJURY ALARM!!!! It’s our massive WEEKEND PREVIEW show… and there’s heaps to cover! We’re talking Steph Curry’s latest ankle injury and what it means for Golden State, the terrifying Jaylen Brown injury and how the Celtics will deal with that, The Coward Kevin Durant goes off, and can the… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Patty Mills vs the Kings, Mar 8, 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! A years ago today, all the way back in 2017, Patty ‘Thrills’ Mills — aka Patty Cakes, aka Bala Supreme, aka the Torres Strait Terror — wandered into AT&T Center in downtown San Antonio, looked around and went, ‘yeah nah, better light this place up, ay bala!’ Patty then delivered the… Read more
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 – 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 – 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 Never Forget – Thon ‘Thon Song’ Maker vs the Clippers, March 2 2017
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! A year ago today, Thon ‘Thon Song’ Maker — dead-set South Sudanese-Aussie ledge and ageless terror — was struggling through a rookie year with Milwaukee Bucks that had more up and downs than the Wild Mouse rollercoaster at Luna Park. And in a big Bucks win over Blake Griffin and the… 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