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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Illness has disrupted the Breakers' preparations for Friday's season-opening NBL basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland
     17 September 2025
    Illness has disrupted the Breakers' preparations for Friday's season-opening NBL basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland
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    The New Zealand Breakers have completed their pre-season basketball campaign with a 90-81 loss to the Kumamoto Volters in Japan
    14 Sep 2025: The New Zealand Breakers have completed their pre-season basketball campaign with a 90-81 loss to the Kumamoto Volters in Japan... more
    The Breakers' pre-season basketball tour of Japan has kicked off with a 93-90 win over Nagasaki Velca
    13 Sep 2025: The Breakers' pre-season basketball tour of Japan has kicked off with a 93-90 win over Nagasaki Velca... more
    A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz
    1 Sep 2025: A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz... more
    A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra
    30 Aug 2025: A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra... more
    Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight
    29 Aug 2025: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight... more
    A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed
    25 Aug 2025: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed... more
    The Tall Blacks have been knocked out of basketball's Asia Cup in the semifinals, following a 98-84 loss to China in Jeddah
    17 Aug 2025: The Tall Blacks have been knocked out of basketball's Asia Cup in the semifinals, following a 98-84 loss to China in Jeddah... more
    The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL
    11 Aug 2025: The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL... more
    The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament
    10 Aug 2025: The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++
     08 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL +++++++++
     17 Feb: Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs ++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     19 Feb: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi is imploring his side to close out their Australian NBL regular season with a win +++++++

     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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