{"id":515512,"date":"2026-09-14T16:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=515512"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T14:58:30","slug":"cole-anthony-confirms-availability-for-nbl-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/cole-anthony-confirms-availability-for-nbl-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Anthony confirms availability for NBL season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1425\">Cole Anthony is expected to be available for Melbourne United\u2019s NBL season opener against the Adelaide 36ers on Saturday. The 26-year-old missed part of the preseason with a calf complaint.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1580\">\u201cI\u2019ll be ready,\u201d Anthony told ESPN\u2019s Olgun Uluc. \u201cI\u2019ll be there. 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