The 18-year-old Next-Star development product injured his foot playing for the Illawarra Hawks and won't rehabilitate before the season finishes.

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18 Feb: Bittersweet injury news for the Breakers ahead of their final regular season Australian basketball league game

17 Feb: Three Breakers players have been nominated for awards in the Australian basketball league gongs

16 Feb: The Stars have beaten the Stripes to win the NBA All-Star Game final 47-21 in California

15 Feb: Petteri Koponen has slam dunked questions about his future as the Breakers head coach after a three-point loss in Adelaide ended their NBL playoff hopes

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