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Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis

25 November 2025

Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis

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Max Darling will miss the Tall Blacks' basketball World Cup Qualifiers against the Australian Boomers with concussion
	25 Nov 2025: Max Darling will miss the Tall Blacks' basketball World Cup Qualifiers against the Australian Boomers with concussion... more

American import Izaiah Brockington doesn't think the Breakers are as bad as this season's Australian NBL record suggests
	23 Nov 2025: American import Izaiah Brockington doesn't think the Breakers are as bad as this season's Australian NBL record suggests... more

The Breakers are welcoming a break in the Australian NBL to accommodate an international window
	23 Nov 2025: The Breakers are welcoming a break in the Australian NBL to accommodate an international window... more

The Breakers have jumped from 9th to 7th on the NBL basketball table after a 102-96 win over the Taipans in Cairns
	23 Nov 2025: The Breakers have jumped from 9th to 7th on the NBL basketball table after a 102-96 win over the Taipans in Cairns... more

Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns
	22 Nov 2025: Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns... more

NBL basketball leaders Melbourne United have escaped with a narrow 105-102 win over the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong
	22 Nov 2025: NBL basketball leaders Melbourne United have escaped with a narrow 105-102 win over the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong... more

Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi believes there's sufficient training in place for athletes when it comes to gay rights
	20 Nov 2025: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi believes there's sufficient training in place for athletes when it comes to gay rights... more

The Breakers have been out-muscled 88-75 by the Wildcats in their ANBL basketball clash in Perth
	16 Nov 2025: The Breakers have been out-muscled 88-75 by the Wildcats in their ANBL basketball clash in Perth... more

The Breakers are hunting back-to-back wins for the first time this Aussie basketball season as they take on the Wildcats in Perth tonight
	15 Nov 2025: The Breakers are hunting back-to-back wins for the first time this Aussie basketball season as they take on the Wildcats in Perth tonight... more

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23 Dec: Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers +++++++++++

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03 Jan: The Breakers have a simple New Year's resolution - bank wins in the back-end of the season and make the Australian NBL play-offs ++++++++

19 Dec: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight ++++++++

19 Dec: New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland ++++++++

27 Dec: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes their willingness to compete was the catalyst for a drought-breaking win in basketball's NBL +++++++

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