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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    The Junior Tall Blacks have advanced to the last eight of the under-19 basketball World Cup for the first time
     3 July 2025
    The Junior Tall Blacks have advanced to the last eight of the under-19 basketball World Cup for the first time
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    Basketballer LeBron James is set for a record 23rd season in the NBA
    30 Jun: Basketballer LeBron James is set for a record 23rd season in the NBA... more
    New Zealand have started the men's under-19 basketball World Cup with a big victory
    29 Jun: New Zealand have started the men's under-19 basketball World Cup with a big victory... more
    Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Lachlan Olbrich has been taken in the NBA Draft as the 55th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls
    27 Jun: Last year's New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Lachlan Olbrich has been taken in the NBA Draft as the 55th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls... more
    The Breakers will send a travelling party to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in an effort to fill their remaining two import slots ahead of the Australian NBL season
    25 Jun: The Breakers will send a travelling party to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in an effort to fill their remaining two import slots ahead of the Australian NBL season... more
    The Breakers have confirmed Sam Mennenga will play for the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
    24 Jun: The Breakers have confirmed Sam Mennenga will play for the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas... more
    Basketballer Parker Jackson-Cartwright has signed a two-year contract extension with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL
    24 Jun: Basketballer Parker Jackson-Cartwright has signed a two-year contract extension with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL... more
    A long-term project is complete for the man who masterminded the Thunder's title triumph in basketball's NBA
    23 Jun: A long-term project is complete for the man who masterminded the Thunder's title triumph in basketball's NBA... more
    The best regular season team in basketball's NBA has secured the championship crown
    23 Jun: The best regular season team in basketball's NBA has secured the championship crown... more
    NBA basketballer Steven Adams is teammates with Kevin Durant again
    23 Jun: NBA basketballer Steven Adams is teammates with Kevin Durant again... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     12 Nov: Breakers guard Reuben Te Rangi's admitting their ANBL basketball woes are starting to leave a mental imprint on the team ++++++++++
     20 Nov: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi believes there's sufficient training in place for athletes when it comes to gay rights +++++++++
     15 Nov: 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 ++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     07 Nov: 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 ++++++++
     10 Nov: A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia +++++++
     22 Nov: Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns ++++++

     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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