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Michael RandallBasketball journalist

Michael Randall is a basketball reporter for the Herald Sun and CODE Sports, covering the NBL, WNBL, NBA and Australian senior and junior international and representative teams.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: Chris Goulding of United and the team celebrate a three pointer to Campbell Blogg of United before the buzzer after winning the round 11 NBL match between Melbourne United and Adelaide 36ers at John Cain Arena, on December 16, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Crosscourt: Melbourne’s case for second Sydney side

The atmosphere at Melbourne United v South East Melbourne had shades of the AFL. With expansion at the top of the NBL’s to-do list, it is time to look at a second team for Sydney, Perth or even Adelaide.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Luc Longley speaks courtside during the round 10 NBL match between Sydney Kings and South East Melbourne Phoenix at Qudos Bank Arena, on December 10, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Crosscourt: Longley lays into Kings’ ‘anaemic’ defence

Sydney Kings co-owner Luc Longley has labelled the Kings’ defence ‘anaemic’, calling on everyone at the franchise to ‘do a better job’ and not ‘waste everyone’s time’.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 09: Dejan Vasiljevic of the 36ers and Bobi Klintman of the Cairns Taipans during the round 10 NBL match between Adelaide 36ers and Cairns Taipans at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, on December 09, 2023, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images)

36ers star wants long-term contract

Dejan Vasiljevic has publicly declared he wants to be in Adelaide beyond this season just days after being slapped with a huge fine for a recent referees outburst. See what he said here.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Lauren Jackson of Australia celebrates with team mates after playing her final Opals game during the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 3rd place match between Canada and Australia at Sydney Superdome, on October 01, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

Opals make it official: Lauren Jackson’s Paris dream alive

Lauren Jackson is officially in the frame for a fifth Olympic Games — at age 42 — after she was named in the Opals squad charged with punching its ticket for Paris. SQUAD REVEAL

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CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 07: Players and officials mingle on court during the extended shot clock outage during the round 10 NBL match between Cairns Taipans and Sydney Kings at Cairns Convention Centre, on December 07, 2023, in Cairns, Australia. (Photo by Emily Barker/Getty Images)

NBL shot clock farce set to cause sweeping changes

The farcical scenes in Cairns on Thursday night look set to bring about some change in the NBL, but not the ones fans would expect. Check out the NBL latest in CROSSCOURT.

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: Nick Marshall of the 36ers goes to the basket over Izayah Le'Afa of the Breakers during the round nine NBL match between New Zealand Breakers and Adelaide 36ers at Wolfbrook Arena, on November 30, 2023, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

Rising star set to be biggest winner from Bruton sacking

There are poised to be two big winners from a reshuffle at Adelaide 36ers after the sacking of CJ Bruton. Plus, watch captain Mitch McCarron’s epic training spray.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 02: Will Cummings of the Phoenix dribbles during the round nine NBL match between South East Melbourne Phoenix and New Zealand Breakers at John Cain Arena, on December 02, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Phoenix import sacked after warning goes nowhere

Shortly after giving import guard Will Cummings a warning in regards to shirking a number of off-court responsibilities, it appears the Phoenix have run out of patience.

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Who will be on the plane to Paris with the Australian Boomers?

Boomers’ lack of minutes put NBL stars in frame for Paris

Brian Goorjian has some tough calls to make leading into the Boomers’ Olympics campaign and has travelled to the US to speak to Australia’s NBA stars. Find out who might make the cut in Crosscourt.

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Olympics & Paralympics

Veteran Brooke Peris brings a wealth of experience to the Hockeyroos' high performance squad.

Can reunited Hockeyroos banish 24-year Olympic demons?

It’s been a long couple of decades since the Hockeyroos have tasted gold success at the Olympics, but preparations are full steam ahead to get the newly-announced squad firing for Paris.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: CJ Bruton head coach of the 36ers and assistant Scott Ninnis with Trentyn Flowers of the 36ers after the loss during the round one NBL match between Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne United at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, on October 01, 2023, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images)

Complete circus: How Bruton sacking unfolded

Three days after declaring they would remain “patient”, Adelaide 36ers dropped the axe on coach CJ Bruton. Here is the inside story of how the shambles unfolded.

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