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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi is imploring his side to close out their Australian NBL regular season with a win
     19 February 2026
    Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi is imploring his side to close out their Australian NBL regular season with a win
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    Bittersweet injury news for the Breakers ahead of their final regular season Australian basketball league game
    18 Feb: Bittersweet injury news for the Breakers ahead of their final regular season Australian basketball league game... more
    Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs
    17 Feb: Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs... more
    The Stars have beaten the Stripes to win the NBA All-Star Game final 47-21 in California
    16 Feb: The Stars have beaten the Stripes to win the NBA All-Star Game final 47-21 in California... more
    Petteri Koponen has slam dunked questions about his future as the Breakers head coach after a three-point loss in Adelaide ended their NBL playoff hopes
    15 Feb: Petteri Koponen has slam dunked questions about his future as the Breakers head coach after a three-point loss in Adelaide ended their NBL playoff hopes... more
    The Breakers have been undone by another freakish Bryce Cotton performance to fall 92-89 to the 36ers in Adelaide
    15 Feb: The Breakers have been undone by another freakish Bryce Cotton performance to fall 92-89 to the 36ers in Adelaide... more
    The Breakers believe shutting down star guard Bryce Cotton will be the key to beating the Adelaide 36ers in tonight's Aussie NBL basketball clash
    14 Feb: The Breakers believe shutting down star guard Bryce Cotton will be the key to beating the Adelaide 36ers in tonight's Aussie NBL basketball clash... more
    The Hawks' title defence is over in basketball's NBL with a 120 to 94 loss to the visiting Sydney Kings in Illawarra
    14 Feb: The Hawks' title defence is over in basketball's NBL with a 120 to 94 loss to the visiting Sydney Kings in Illawarra... more
    A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight
    8 Feb: A double-dose of positive news for the Breakers as they fight to keep their dim NBL basketball playoff hopes alight... more
    Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL
    8 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     30 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept the NBL playoff door ajar with a 97-95 win over Melbourne United at Auckland's Spark Arena ++++++++++
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++
     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL +++++++++
     06 Feb: On-court general Parker Jackson-Cartwright has broken the Breakers record for the number of assists in an NBL season...but his effort couldn't prevent a 31-point loss to South East Melbourne in Auckland +++++++++
     25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall ++++++++
     08 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL ++++++++
     29 Jan: The Australian basketball league's game review panel is to investigate 10 players and coaches following the brawl between Adelaide and Brisbane last night +++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      1 Feb: Breakers’ season on the brink after late heartbreak in hobart (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Feb: Kaila’s dad says she’s a better basketballer than her brother. he plays in the nba (Sydney Morning Herald)
      29 Jan: Basketball: nba season over for injured steven adams (RadioNZ)
      17 Jan: Nrl’s new kick-off plan could backfire like basketball’s infamous slam dunk ban (Sydney Morning Herald)
      12 Jan: Former nz basketball player nathaniel salmon accepts american football college offer (RadioNZ)
      6 Jan: Peacock embraces dolby vision hdr and atmos for live sports (PC World)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: How perth lynx coach helped reignite an olympian’s career (Sydney Morning Herald)
      25 Dec: Thu, 25 Dec 2025: British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in portugal (BBCWorld)
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