NBL: Melbourne United have kicked off their NBL 24/25 campaign with Grand Fianl revenge over the Tasmainia Jack Jumpers.
Melbourne United exact GF revenge | 00:55As they prepare to square off in the first all-Melbourne Throwdown of NBL25, there’s an air of familiarity between opposing star import guards Derrick Walton Jr and Ian Clark .They’re connected in the world of basketball by friendship linkages on and off the court, most notably through former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kay Felder.
“Kay told me about Ian and his relationship. I played against Ian two years ago when he was in Adelaide and it still didn’t come up until this year.” For Walton Jr, he’s still getting up to full speed after a calf injury hampered his NBL25 prep but warned it would not take him long to refine the elite skills package that makes him one of the best players in the NBL.“ Simon has been super helpful to me, allowing me to just round back into form and being a leader of the team and being around the camaraderie of guys that’s trying to do something with a common goal.
“Then I was just thinking of other places where basketball was big, and then the lifestyle of things was just a mixture.” After late arrivals for the Kings, then Adelaide, the Tennessee Triple spent last campaign with United and, after the heartbreak of grand final defeat, decided to come back for a second campaign.
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