JAVALE MCGEE, you could say, has an aura about him. When he arrives at a mid-week training session for the Illawarra Hawks in the Wollongong suburb of Figtree, it’s with a McCafé cup in hand. “Two hash browns and a coffee,” he later tells me, when I ask about his...
Amid a closely fought finals series between the Sydney King’s and New Zealand Breaker’s, the NBL’s best player and reigning finals MVP has secured a deal to join the Washington Wizards in the NBA. Xavier Cooks, 27, will make his final outings with the Kings in the NBL...
At 37, JaVale McGee is putting up stats that boggle the mind in the NBL. It’s no accident. The big man’s success is a credit to his intense training routine, diligent work ethic and belief that he’ll keep giving his all on the court until the wheels fall off
Sydney Kings superstar and NBL MVP Xavier Cooks has become the latest Aussie to make it to the NBA. Cooks’ road to the world’s best basketball league has been full of ups and downs and has taken him around the world. This is how Cooks’ perseverance has taken him to the top.
