Tag: NBA Straya Never Forget
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Nathan Jawai’s last game for the Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee, March 25, 2009
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day nine years back, big Nathan Jawai — aka Outback Shaq — pulled on his XXXX-L number 21 and played the last of his six games with those Nickelback-listening, Sum 41-having, Mike Myers-birthing poutine-loving Dudley Do-Right Canucks, the Toronto Raptors, in a win over the Milwaukee Bucks! While an… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Patty Mills torches the Sixers – San Antonio vs Philadelphia, March 24, 2014
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Four years ago today, dead-set Aussie ledge and Bala supreme Patty ‘Thrills’ Mills — aka the Torres Strait Terror, aka Patty Three Ball, aka Patty Cakes — pulled on the iconic silver and black for the San Antonio Spurs and lined up next to the Big Fundamental Tim Duncan and torched… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: (possibly) Hungover Kyrie Irving kills the Bucks on his Birthday, Cavs vs Bucks March 23, 2016
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! On this day 26 years ago, a baby boy was born in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. But this was no ordinary baby. Rumour has it this baby came out of the womb, took one look at the doctor, sneered, then crossed him up and broke both his ankles before dunking… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Luke Schenscher debut game for Portland vs New York Knicks, March 22, 2007
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! Hoist your cans to the sky! 11 years ago today, after being thrown a lifeline by the Portland Trail Blazers, Fanta Pants Shaq himself — the ledge Luke Schenscher — pulled on the black, white and red togs for his first game for the signature franchise of fixies, craft breweries, and… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
NBA Straya Never Forget – Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks vs the Raptors (’07) and Wizards (’08), March 12 2007 & 2008
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! How’s this!? Turns out Andrew Bogut — the Croatian Wilt Chamberlain — likes this day more than Big Fev obviously likes a couple of sneaky tins and a few pies down the footy! That’s right: big Andy Bogut set a CAREER HIGH 11 years ago back in 2007 with the Milwaukee… Read more