News | Basketball
23 Jan 2026 11:11
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes their willingness to compete was the catalyst for a drought-breaking win in basketball's NBL
     27 December 2025
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes their willingness to compete was the catalyst for a drought-breaking win in basketball's NBL
    >> Read Article 

    Nikola Jokic has chalked up 50-point triple-double to drag Denver to a Christmas Day win in basketball's NBA
    27 Dec 2025: Nikola Jokic has chalked up 50-point triple-double to drag Denver to a Christmas Day win in basketball's NBA... more
    A rare sight this season in basketball's NBA..
    26 Dec 2025: A rare sight this season in basketball's NBA..... more
    Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian is crediting their defensive consistency for their improvement on offence in basketball's NBL
    25 Dec 2025: Sydney Kings coach Brian Goorjian is crediting their defensive consistency for their improvement on offence in basketball's NBL... more
    Breakers head coach Petteri Koponen is demanding better effort from his side after a third straight ANBL defeat
    23 Dec 2025: Breakers head coach Petteri Koponen is demanding better effort from his side after a third straight ANBL defeat... more
    Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers
    23 Dec 2025: Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers... more
    A lack-lustre Breakers display on both sides of the ball has helped Brisbane snap their seven-game losing streak in basketball's NBL
    23 Dec 2025: A lack-lustre Breakers display on both sides of the ball has helped Brisbane snap their seven-game losing streak in basketball's NBL... more
    Leaders Adelaide have survived a scare to rack up an eighth win in nine games in basketball's NBL
    21 Dec 2025: Leaders Adelaide have survived a scare to rack up an eighth win in nine games in basketball's NBL... more
    Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns
    20 Dec 2025: Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns... more
    Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight
    19 Dec 2025: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     03 Jan: The Breakers have a simple New Year's resolution - bank wins in the back-end of the season and make the Australian NBL play-offs ++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has called out import forward Rob Baker after the side's 99-91 ANBL loss to the Perth Wildcats in Auckland ++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL ++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL ++++++++++
     04 Jan: The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon +++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     09 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder +++++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      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)
      19 Dec: Fri, 19 Dec 2025: World's tallest teen sets new basketball record (BBCWorld)
      18 Dec: Thu, 18 Dec 2025: World's tallest teen dunks ball for first field goal in college basketball (Stuff.co.nz)
      1 Dec: Mon, 1 Dec 2025: Fans frustrated as tense tall blacks loss to australia cuts out on screen (RadioNZ)
    more Basketball newslinks >>
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    New Zealand's elite rugby talent must focus on the task at hand, as they await a new All Blacks coach More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Inflation's risen again - and is now back above the Reserve Bank's target range More...


     Today's News

    Business:
    Inflation's risen again - and is now back above the Reserve Bank's target range 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Oscars 2026: Sinners break record with nominations, Jacob Elordi and Rose Byrne receive nods 10:57

    Auckland:
    A motorcyclist has died after colliding into the back of a traffic attenuator truck, moments after Police spotted them speeding on Auckland's Southern Motorway last night 10:47

    National:
    Trump sows ‘chaotic cruelty’ while Canadian PM Carney reminds the world it doesn’t have to play along 10:37

    Motoring:
    Hayden Paddon's first day back in the World Rally Championship's top tier has been cut short due to dangerous conditions 10:27

    National:
    Why are human penises so large? New evolutionary study finds two main reasons 10:27

    Business:
    Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready? 10:17

    National:
    Friday essay: weirdly old-fashioned and wildly uneven – David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest at 30 10:07

    Politics:
    Inside the Syrian city of Raqqa, once known as Islamic State's 'Roundabout of Hell' 10:07

    Business:
    New Zealand's tourism rebound continues to gain pace 10:07

     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd