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Handle Magazine was an Australian basketball magazine published in Australia. It was, along with Hoopcity , the only Australian basketball magazine being published. Handle Magazine was in circulation between 2005 and 2009. [1]

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History and profile

Handle Magazine was first published in September 2005. [2] The magazine was part of FKP Universal Exports. [2] It was published bi-monthly. [1] Even though it was an Australian publication it still had a few NBA articles and interviews. Brad Graham served as the editor-in-chief and art direct of the bi-monthly. [1] Dov Kornits was the publisher of the magazine [3] of which the last issue appeared in March 2009. [4]

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