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A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury

20 January 2026

A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury

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The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth
	18 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth... more

The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League
	17 Jan: The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League... more

Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL
	12 Jan: Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL... more

Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra
	12 Jan: Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra... more

The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra
	11 Jan: The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra... more

The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today
	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... more

A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
	10 Jan: A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more

The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season
	9 Jan: The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season... more

The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder
	9 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder... more

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Most Popular Recent Basketball News

07 Feb: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen is refusing to let recent results diminish their intensity ahead of tonight's fixture against Illawarra in Auckland +++++++++++

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 +++++++++++

06 Feb: On-court general Parker Jackson-Cartwright has broken the Breakers record for the number of assists in an NBL season...but his effort couldn't prevent a 31-point loss to South East Melbourne in Auckland ++++++++++

08 Feb: Breakers American basketball import Izaiah Brockington has revealed he's keen to return to the club for next season's NBL ++++++++

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 ++++++++

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

31 Jan: High praise for Breakers teenage star Karim Lopez from coach Petteri Koponen after a crucial home win in basketball's NBL +++++++

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)

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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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