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The man behind the NBL's team anthems

Club songs aren't necessarily a staple of the NBL, but there is one man leading the charge when it comes to the league's anthems.

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Matt Hickey
Nov 17, 2021
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You might know Adam Thompson from the Aussie band Chocolate Starfish, but what you may not know is that he is also the man behind a number of NBL club theme songs.

In fact, Thompson has written team anthems for the Wildcats, Crocodiles, Tigers, Titans, Razorbacks, Taipans, 36ers, Cannons and Illawarra Hawks.

Although they aren’t quite as prominent in bas…

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