The Sports Thread

So, most of you probably don't know this but Ben & I are both sports nuts just as much as we are music fans. My big three sports are basketball, cricket & rugby league. I religiously follow the NBA, NBL (Australian basketball competition), international cricket & the NRL (Australian rugby league). My teams are the Detroit Pistons in the NBA, the Sydney Kings in the NBL, Sydney Sixers/NSW/Australia in cricket & the Manly-Warringah Sea-Eagles in the NRL.

I guess the reason behind this thread is to gush a bit over how proud I am of my beloved Pistons who have come from having arguably the worst season ever in 2023/24 to tripling their win total & making the playoffs in 2024/25 & now leading the Eastern conference in 2025/26. At this point I can easily see us making the second round of the playoffs this season & the future is looking really bright. Also pumped for today's Sydney Kings versus Illawarra Hawks match although I'm not feeling confident.

And I'm devastated about the news that the Aussies have lost Josh Hazlewood for the First Test in the Ashes series that starts in Perth on Friday. That means we'll be without our best two fast bowlers but I'm still gonna back us with Smith & Labuschagne batting so well right now.

What are your chosen sports/teams?