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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Veteran centre Dane Pineau is retiring after the Breakers basketball season came to a limp end with a 14-point loss to the Illawarra Hawks in Auckland last night
     6 February 2025
    Veteran centre Dane Pineau is retiring after the Breakers basketball season came to a limp end with a 14-point loss to the Illawarra Hawks in Auckland last night
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    The upcoming NBL playoffs could affect the Tall Blacks squad for the Asia Cup qualifiers later this month
    5 Feb: The upcoming NBL playoffs could affect the Tall Blacks squad for the Asia Cup qualifiers later this month... more
    Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell could be inclined to give a host of youth the opportunity to face the Australian Boomers in the three-game basketball series in May
    4 Feb: Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell could be inclined to give a host of youth the opportunity to face the Australian Boomers in the three-game basketball series in May... more
    Plans for basketball's renewed trans-Tasman rivalry to be an annual fixture moving forward
    4 Feb: Plans for basketball's renewed trans-Tasman rivalry to be an annual fixture moving forward... more
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is vowing not to think too far ahead, despite stewing over the "what ifs" of a disappointing campaign
    2 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is vowing not to think too far ahead, despite stewing over the "what ifs" of a disappointing campaign... more
    New Zealand Breakers import Matt Mooney is open to coming back to the club for a second season
    2 Feb: New Zealand Breakers import Matt Mooney is open to coming back to the club for a second season... more
    Breakers guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright will miss their final two games of the Australian basketball league season with a rib injury
    1 Feb: Breakers guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright will miss their final two games of the Australian basketball league season with a rib injury... more
    The Breakers are evaluating their participation in the NBA tour, which has seen the team travel to the United States in the middle of their NBL campaign
    28 Jan: The Breakers are evaluating their participation in the NBA tour, which has seen the team travel to the United States in the middle of their NBL campaign... more
    A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason
    28 Jan: A focus on adding homegrown talent is on the to-do list for Breakers owner Matt Walsh in the Australian NBL offseason... more
    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

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     07 Aug: A lack of available gas - could force major fertiliser manufacturer, Ballance - to close its Kapuni plant for four months ++++++++++++
     10 Aug: Tall Blacks guard Flynn Cameron is hoping to continue flying the family flag with his biggest supporter courtside ++++++++++
     25 Aug: A pharmacist failed to consult a man's GP three times before he suffered a fatal brain bleed ++++++++++
     10 Aug: The Tall Blacks are welcoming the advantage of being able to press the reset button at their Asia Cup tournament +++++++++
     31 Jul: The Tall Blacks have continued their preparations for basketball's Asia Cup with a 90-89 win over Brazil in Shenzhen, China +++++++++
     11 Aug: The race is on for Breakers forward Karim Lopez to be fit for the start of the new season in basketball's Australian NBL ++++++++
     10 Aug: The Tall Blacks are quarter-final bound at basketball's Asia Cup, after a commanding 118-78 win over Chinese Taipei in Jeddah ++++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      29 Aug: Nahala toeleiu: maori-pasifika teen from queen margaret college joins nz pro basketball league (RadioNZ)
      25 Aug: He clowns around on tv. but basketball’s bradman was once known for showing a different emotion (Sydney Morning Herald)
      24 Aug: Watch: british wheelchair basketball team turn backs during israeli national anthem (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Aug: He was a schoolboy rugby sensation, but there was a problem. he is even better at basketball (Sydney Morning Herald)
      14 Aug: Us teen sues basketball coach for pulling her ponytail after team’s loss (Stuff.co.nz)
      8 Aug: The crypto group claiming responsibility for wnba sex toy stunts (Sydney Morning Herald)
      7 Aug: Police investigating video of mass brawl at auckland girls’ grammar (Stuff.co.nz)
      7 Aug: Video shows mass brawl between students at auckland girls grammar school (RadioNZ)
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