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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason
     28 January 2025
    A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason
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    The Breakers are looking forward to a much needed brace of home fixtures at Spark Arena to close out their Australian basketball league season
    27 Jan: The Breakers are looking forward to a much needed brace of home fixtures at Spark Arena to close out their Australian basketball league season... more
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has given an assessment of their bleak Australian basketball league season after confirmation they're out of playoff contention
    27 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has given an assessment of their bleak Australian basketball league season after confirmation they're out of playoff contention... more
    The Breakers intend to finish their season strong amid a tough stretch in the Australian NBL basketball competition
    25 Jan: The Breakers intend to finish their season strong amid a tough stretch in the Australian NBL basketball competition... more
    The Breakers are ruing their missed opportunities at the free throw line during their 93-87 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL basketball clash in Christchurch
    25 Jan: The Breakers are ruing their missed opportunities at the free throw line during their 93-87 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL basketball clash in Christchurch... more
    New Zealand Breakers guard Mitch McCarron is hoping to give their Christchuch fans something to cheer about tonight with victory over the Brisbane Bullets
    24 Jan: New Zealand Breakers guard Mitch McCarron is hoping to give their Christchuch fans something to cheer about tonight with victory over the Brisbane Bullets... more
    Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win
    24 Jan: Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win... more
    Melbourne United have leapfrogged Perth into third on the Australian basketball league ladder with a 99-83 win on the Wildcats' home court
    23 Jan: Melbourne United have leapfrogged Perth into third on the Australian basketball league ladder with a 99-83 win on the Wildcats' home court... more
    Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league
    19 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league... more
    A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix
    18 Jan: A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix... more

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     08 Jun: To basketball's NBL... the Tuatara have comfortably beaten the Tauranga Whai 78-59 in Auckland ++++++++++++
     18 Jun: New Zealand-born basketballer Mojave King is a step closer to a possible NBA debut ++++++++++
     15 Jun: The Wellington Saints have beaten the Auckland Tuatara in the final second of overtime in their top-four National Basketball League clash in the capital +++++++++
     24 Jun: Basketballer Parker Jackson-Cartwright has signed a two-year contract extension with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL ++++++++
     14 Jun: The NBA finals are level at two games apiece after the Oklahoma City Thunder stormed their way back to win game four, 111 to 104 against the Indiana Pacers ++++++++
     20 Jun: The Indiana Pacers have forced game seven in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder ++++++++
     24 Jun: The Breakers have confirmed Sam Mennenga will play for the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas ++++++++

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      30 Jun: Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help australia to miracle win (Sydney Morning Herald)
      27 Jun: 25 great kiwi sporting moments of the past 25 years (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Jun: Phoenix uprising: melbourne team joins legal action against nbl (Sydney Morning Herald)
      30 May: Nelson city council revises catering contract to save giants basketball team (RadioNZ)
      30 May: Giants future safe after trafalgar centre deal (Stuff.co.nz)
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