Ben Simmons Boomers shock: he reckons he wants to represent Australia - should Aussies be happy? Also - after another shocker, are Giannis & the Bucks cooked? Plus, a devastating injury to an ascendant superstar as Paolo Banchero is out for at least 4-6 weeks. Just as well #NBA Straya is here to wrap everything NBA up from all 4 games on the slate today and preview a big weekend of #hoops ahead.

For all that, the latest news and everything else that happened in the NBA today, find out in today's episode of NBA Straya.

Cos NBA STRAYA is here to talk out all things... NBA!!

All four of today’s NBA games are covered in the NBA Straya Game Wraps - a Bucks no-show, a BIG Spurs comeback thanks to a Wemby 5x5, and a RIPPER comeback from the Suns!

Plus all the usual stuff: That’s Not A Knife, Old Mate No Mates, Spud of the Night, Better Than Lonzo Ball and more.... Like Magic Tweet of the Week!

There's also YEAH NAHs, the Unpopular Opinion of the Day and OUTBACK TAKEHOUSE… as well as the STRAYAN PLAYER WATCH as we check in with all the Aussies… with a couple of thoughts on Patty Mills!

Plus there's an Andrew Gaze Grey Mamba Award!

And the show closes out by picking and previewing all of the weekend’s NBA games! There are some crackers too, with a WC Semi-Final rematch in Minnesota vs Denver, Golden State @ Houston, OKC @ Clippers and loads more over the weekend.

Dig in to who wins each game (or at least covers) with NBA PICKS WITH NBA STRAYA!

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00:00 Intro

02:30 Shaq Attack

03:50 Daily Whip Around - Latest NBA News

10:00 NBA Game Wraps for Friday November 1

24:20 NBA Straya That’s Not A Knife, That’s A Knife Performance of the night

26:08 Spud of the night

27:50 Old Mate, No Mates

29:00 Pantsing of the night

29:55 Better Than Bronny James (Lonzo Ball)

33:30 YEAH/NAHS

46:50 Unpopular Opinion of the Day

48:09 Outback Takehouse

49:55 Australian Player Watch

51:20 ANDREW GAZE GREY MAMBA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FIELD OF EXCELLENCE

53:10 Patty Mills Gameday Check-In

54:02 NBA Weekend Game Previews

01:05:05 Outro - Like, Comment & Subscribe