Didya watch The Last Dance? OF COURSE YOU DID! So, after its premiere this week, we grabbed Lucas Walker — aka Waxy — of the Sydney Kings (and a BUNCH of other NBL teams) to talk about Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen & co! We also talk about Waxy’s incredible basketball Read more…
#NBA #Straya – NEVER FORGET – NBA Finals Edition!!! How’s this? Can you believe it’s 23 years TO THE BLOODY DAY, that our old mate Luc ‘Lucien’ Longley — aka Outback Billy Russell — was out there crushing it alongside the 🐐 MJ and Scottie Pippen on the ’96 Chicago Read more…
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! 1997. We had Drazic & Anita, Silverchair’s nose-ring period and seminal Aussie tome ‘The Castle’ (officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Funniest Movie)…. and, on the other side of the Pacific, a giant Sandgroper by the name of Lucien ‘Big Luc’ Longley was Read more…
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Bryon Russell Nickname: ‘B-Russ’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Flyin’ Bryon’ / ‘Cryin’ Bryon’ / ‘Coighty’ / ‘Jack’ / ‘Sprout’ / ‘Rusty’ Teams: Utah Jazz (’93-‘02) Washington Wizards (’02-‘03) Los Angeles Lakers (’03-’4) Denver Nuggets (’04-‘06) Career Stats (per game): 7.9 pts // 3.5 rebs // 1.3 Read more…
NBA Straya!! AUSSIE BASKETBALL LEDGE CHRIS ANSTEY SWINGS BY FOR OUR 150th EPISODE SPECTACULAR!!! YES! It’s our 150th episode, and what better way to celebrate than with a dead-set Australian basketball ledge — and former NBA player — Chris Anstey! NBA Straya talks to Chris about his fascinating career from the South East Melbourne Read more…
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Bill Laimbeer Nickname: ‘Lambs’ / ‘Freddie’ / ‘The Prince of Darkness’ / ‘His Heinous’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Lambo’ / ‘Tooheys’ / ‘The Human Elbow’ / ‘Big Lambo’ / ‘Jason’ / ‘Kruegs’ / ‘White Devil’ / ‘Billy the Bastard’ / ‘Barry Hall’ Teams played for: Cleveland Read more…
NBA Straya!! LEBRON & THE CAVS ARE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS! AGAIN! Plus, our WCF GAME 7 PREVIEW! Man! LeBron James & the Cavs are off to the NBA Finals again, after beating the Celtics in an awesome ECF Game 7… so we wrap all the action from that Read more…
#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 Read more…
NBA Straya!! LeBRON JAMES & BEN SIMMONS JUST KEEP CRUSHING IT! Today’s show covers Ben Simmons’ 9th triple double of the year, LeBron James’ HUGE 40-point triple-double in a crucial win over the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Ty Lue situation in Cleveland… aaaand we have the first returns on Read more…
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! It was exactly 20 years ago today that the Aussie Bill Russell — big Luc Longley — outscored the GOAT Michael Jordan and led his Chicago Bulls to a huge win over the Toronto Raptors, proving once again just who was responsible for Jordan and Scottie Read more…