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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Shai Alexander has been crowned the NBA's best for the first time
     22 May 2025
    Shai Alexander has been crowned the NBA's best for the first time
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    The Oklahoma City Thunder have stormed into a western conference finals showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves in basketball's NBA
    19 May: The Oklahoma City Thunder have stormed into a western conference finals showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves in basketball's NBA... more
    Southland have beaten Otago 91-80 in their National Basketball League match in Invercargill
    19 May: Southland have beaten Otago 91-80 in their National Basketball League match in Invercargill... more
    The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier
    17 May: The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier... more
    The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to NBA basketball's western conference finals
    15 May: The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to NBA basketball's western conference finals... more
    The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from a trip to the NBA's western conference finals, winning game five of their semi-final against Denver Nuggets
    14 May: The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from a trip to the NBA's western conference finals, winning game five of their semi-final against Denver Nuggets... more
    The Indiana Pacers will return to the NBA's eastern conference finals after wrapping up their semi-final series against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers
    14 May: The Indiana Pacers will return to the NBA's eastern conference finals after wrapping up their semi-final series against the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers... more
    The New York Knicks have beaten the Boston Celtics 121-113 at Madison Square Garden to go 3-1 up in their best of seven NBA eastern conference semifinal series
    13 May: The New York Knicks have beaten the Boston Celtics 121-113 at Madison Square Garden to go 3-1 up in their best of seven NBA eastern conference semifinal series... more
    To a blowout in basketball's NBA..
    12 May: To a blowout in basketball's NBA..... more
    New Zealand basketball coach Judd Flavell has recorded his first victory over Australia
    11 May: New Zealand basketball coach Judd Flavell has recorded his first victory over Australia... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     29 Nov: A glass half full mindset for the Tall Blacks basketballers after letting a chance slip for a rare victory over their Australian counterparts ++++++++++
     20 Nov: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi believes there's sufficient training in place for athletes when it comes to gay rights ++++++++++
     22 Nov: Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns +++++++
     03 Dec: Kiwi guard Tai Webster's returned for a third Australian Basketball League stint with the Breakers +++++++
     03 Dec: Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington +++++++
     25 Nov: Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis +++++++
     07 Dec: An increasing level of satisfaction for Breakers coach Petteri Koponen after they racked up a third straight win in basketball's NBL +++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      1 Dec: Fans frustrated as tense tall blacks loss to australia cuts out on screen (RadioNZ)
      26 Nov: Breakers development player banned for cannabis use (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Nov: ‘a passionate nelsonian’: tributes flow for guy williams’ father (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Nov: Basketball: nz breakers won't wear anbl 'pride' insignia (RadioNZ)
      1 Nov: The more we know the better: how the afl’s nba-style gamble on injury could come unstuck (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Oct: I nearly quit football for basketball - gvardiol (BBCWorld)
      17 Oct: How to stream the 2025-26 nba season (PC World)
      16 Oct: Gb men's basketball team barred from internationals (BBCWorld)
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