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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    The Breakers have their noses in front after three quarters in their NBL match with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Auckland
     12 October 2025
    The Breakers have their noses in front after three quarters in their NBL match with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Auckland
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    Athletic New Zealand Breakers forward Carlin Davison is reaching new heights in his NBL basketball career
    10 Oct 2025: Athletic New Zealand Breakers forward Carlin Davison is reaching new heights in his NBL basketball career... more
    Breakers basketball coach Petteri Koponen is hailing his ANBL side's defensive effort in limiting Hawks centre JaVale McGee during their 117-88 opening victory for the season in Auckland
    9 Oct 2025: Breakers basketball coach Petteri Koponen is hailing his ANBL side's defensive effort in limiting Hawks centre JaVale McGee during their 117-88 opening victory for the season in Auckland... more
    Business as usual for the Breakers in their first taste of the NBL's new in-season tournament tonight against the Illawarra Hawks in Auckland
    8 Oct 2025: Business as usual for the Breakers in their first taste of the NBL's new in-season tournament tonight against the Illawarra Hawks in Auckland... more
    Breakers basketball coach Petteri Koponen is pointing to decision-making as the key to fixing his side's offensive woes in tonight's NBL contest against the defending champion Illawarra Hawks in Auckland
    8 Oct 2025: Breakers basketball coach Petteri Koponen is pointing to decision-making as the key to fixing his side's offensive woes in tonight's NBL contest against the defending champion Illawarra Hawks in Auckland... more
    Australian basketball hall-of-famer Andrew Gaze is pin-pointing what he feels is going wrong for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
    7 Oct 2025: Australian basketball hall-of-famer Andrew Gaze is pin-pointing what he feels is going wrong for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more
    A seven-time MVP of basketball's NBL is confident the Breakers can turn their season around after four straight losses
    7 Oct 2025: A seven-time MVP of basketball's NBL is confident the Breakers can turn their season around after four straight losses... more
    Breakers coach Petteri Kopponen insists it's not all doom and gloom amid their poor start to the new NBL basketball season
    5 Oct 2025: Breakers coach Petteri Kopponen insists it's not all doom and gloom amid their poor start to the new NBL basketball season... more
    The New Zealand Breakers remain winless in the Australian National Basketball League after surrendering a double digit lead against the Perth Wildcats in Auckland
    28 Sep 2025: The New Zealand Breakers remain winless in the Australian National Basketball League after surrendering a double digit lead against the Perth Wildcats in Auckland... more
    Breakers centre Sam Mennenga believes coach Petteri Koponen's comments on the team's conditioning are valid heading into tonight's NBL basketball contest at home against the Perth Wildcats
    27 Sep 2025: Breakers centre Sam Mennenga believes coach Petteri Koponen's comments on the team's conditioning are valid heading into tonight's NBL basketball contest at home against the Perth Wildcats... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     10 Jan: The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today ++++++++++++
     30 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept the NBL playoff door ajar with a 97-95 win over Melbourne United at Auckland's Spark Arena +++++++++
     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL ++++++++
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury ++++++++
     25 Jan: Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall +++++++
     11 Jan: The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra ++++++
     29 Jan: The Australian basketball league's game review panel is to investigate 10 players and coaches following the brawl between Adelaide and Brisbane last night ++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      1 Feb: Breakers’ season on the brink after late heartbreak in hobart (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Feb: Kaila’s dad says she’s a better basketballer than her brother. he plays in the nba (Sydney Morning Herald)
      29 Jan: Basketball: nba season over for injured steven adams (RadioNZ)
      17 Jan: Nrl’s new kick-off plan could backfire like basketball’s infamous slam dunk ban (Sydney Morning Herald)
      12 Jan: Former nz basketball player nathaniel salmon accepts american football college offer (RadioNZ)
      6 Jan: Peacock embraces dolby vision hdr and atmos for live sports (PC World)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: How perth lynx coach helped reignite an olympian’s career (Sydney Morning Herald)
      25 Dec: Thu, 25 Dec 2025: British boy, 13, fatally stabbed in portugal (BBCWorld)
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