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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has relished the challenge of defending against five-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton in the 83-79 defeat to the Adelaide 36ers at Christchurch
     7 November 2025
    Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has relished the challenge of defending against five-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton in the 83-79 defeat to the Adelaide 36ers at Christchurch
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    The Chicago Bulls are emulating their famous 19-96 NBA basketball squad led by Michael Jordan
    1 Nov 2025: The Chicago Bulls are emulating their famous 19-96 NBA basketball squad led by Michael Jordan... more
    The Breakers have embarrassed the Hawks 102-60 in their Australian Basketball League match in Wollongong
    1 Nov 2025: The Breakers have embarrassed the Hawks 102-60 in their Australian Basketball League match in Wollongong... more
    Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi has his sights on stopping a pair of key Illawarra Hawks players, in tonight's Aussie basketball league clash across the Ditch
    31 Oct 2025: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi has his sights on stopping a pair of key Illawarra Hawks players, in tonight's Aussie basketball league clash across the Ditch... more
    Melbourne United remain unbeaten in basketball's NBL after a 94-67 dismantling of the Cairns Taipans on the road
    25 Oct 2025: Melbourne United remain unbeaten in basketball's NBL after a 94-67 dismantling of the Cairns Taipans on the road... more
    Crisis averted in the women's Tauihi basketball league
    24 Oct 2025: Crisis averted in the women's Tauihi basketball league... more
    Breakers centre Sam Mennenga is imploring his NBL club to put together a complete performance in tonight's basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets on the North Shore
    23 Oct 2025: Breakers centre Sam Mennenga is imploring his NBL club to put together a complete performance in tonight's basketball game against the Brisbane Bullets on the North Shore... more
    A sixth loss of the season for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
    19 Oct 2025: A sixth loss of the season for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more
    The Breakers are on track for another defeat in basketball's NBL
    19 Oct 2025: The Breakers are on track for another defeat in basketball's NBL... more
    The Breakers are bidding for back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they face Melbourne United in Melbourne this afternoon
    19 Oct 2025: The Breakers are bidding for back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they face Melbourne United in Melbourne this afternoon... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today +++++++++++
     09 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder +++++++++++
     09 Jan: The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season +++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury ++++++++
     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 +++++++

     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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    International:
    Today in history, February 6: The Manchester United team that perished in the Munich air disaster of 1958 7:57

    Business:
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    Environment:
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    Basketball:
    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 7:37

    Entertainment:
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    Politics:
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    Pace bowler Matt Henry has saved the Black Caps from embarrassment in their final warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup....leading New Zealand to a seven-run win in Navi Mumbai 7:17

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