Former national rep and Pacific Games gold medalist Jordan Lum Kon is hoping to bring in more overseas-based players to compete in exhibition matches in Fiji over the next few years.

Big contributions from Australians Dyson Daniels and Ben Simmons could not prevent their NBA teams continuing form skids.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long standing NBA record for most minutes played in regular season history when he clocked his 57,447th minute in his team’s win over Sacramento Kings on Thursday.

Going up against overseas-based players has brought about a new perspective for 17-year-old basketball player Senikau Taleitaki.

Like a few of her relatives before her, Senikau Taleitaki is looking to follow in her family’s footstep’s in representing the country in basketball.

Australian basketball player, Gigi Leed, is glad to be in Fiji with her team.

The WNBA will host its first regular-season game outside the United States next year, with the Atlanta Dream and Seattle Storm set to play in August at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the league said.

In a bid to raise the standard of basketball in Fiji, former national rep and Pacific Games gold medalist Jordan Lum Kon is looking to bring in more teams from Australia to compete and host clinics around the country.

Suva Bula Hoops Clinic coordinator William Peter says there has been a significant increase in the number of children attending their basketball clinics since the program was introduced in 2017.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ recent slump hit what the team can only hope is rock bottom with a humiliating 41-point road loss to the Miami Heat that left first-year head coach JJ Redick searching for answers.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the second half, including two key baskets in the final 3 1/2 minutes, as St. John’s never trailed and pulled away late for a 77-64 victory over visiting Harvard in Queens, N.Y.

Freshman John Mobley Jr. set a career high with 23 points as Ohio State used a first-half burst to rout visiting Campbell 104-60 in on Friday in Columbus.