Brisbane Bronco and Fiji national player (didn't know he was Fijian) Ashton Sims earned a double dose of Chicko's on Wednesday night when he was brought out onto the court at halftime of the Hawks Taipans game.

FOX Sports decided to start their NBL season on Wednesday with the Townsville Suns hosting the Britney Spirit.

Townsville marked their 250th home game by busting out some fresh Townsville Suns retro uniforms from the early days of NBL in North Queensland.

Kudos to the marketing team at Townsville for making a quality NBA style throwback, possibly the best throwback since the Illawarra retros last season (have there ever been any other retros?).

The Adelaide 36ers slumped to 0-4 on the road after suffering a late protein deficiency in Wollongong.

While the 36ers can't win on the road, neither can the Hawks, so was the home team aided by a 'home crowd advantage'?

The season is only weeks old, but some of our favourite players have jumped out of the blocks surprisingly slow and just aren't performing like themselves yet.

In Townsville, super sweet shooting John Rillie has been playing more like a blogger than a baller in their first four games.

With the competition rapidly intensifying in the NBL, cracks have already emerged at the Gold Coast where coach Brendan Joyce is feeling the pressure mount.