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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    The state of Indiana is celebrating the breaking of a long-running drought in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals
     1 June 2025
    The state of Indiana is celebrating the breaking of a long-running drought in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals
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    The Oklahoma City Thunder have made history in whipping the Minnesota Timberwolves to make the NBA basketball finals
    29 May: The Oklahoma City Thunder have made history in whipping the Minnesota Timberwolves to make the NBA basketball finals... more
    Oklahoma City Thunder lead Minnesota 65-57 at halftime in game four of their western conference NBA finals series
    27 May: Oklahoma City Thunder lead Minnesota 65-57 at halftime in game four of their western conference NBA finals series... more
    The Knicks have rallied from behind to ensure the Eastern Conference finals in basketball's NBA remain very much alive
    26 May: The Knicks have rallied from behind to ensure the Eastern Conference finals in basketball's NBA remain very much alive... more
    The Timberwolves have rebounded to crush Oklahoma City Thunder by 42 points - 143-101 - in Game 3 of their NBA Conference final at home in Minnesota
    25 May: The Timberwolves have rebounded to crush Oklahoma City Thunder by 42 points - 143-101 - in Game 3 of their NBA Conference final at home in Minnesota... more
    To the NBA..
    24 May: To the NBA..... more
    Shai Alexander has been crowned the NBA's best for the first time
    22 May: Shai Alexander has been crowned the NBA's best for the first time... more
    The Oklahoma City Thunder have stormed into a western conference finals showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves in basketball's NBA
    19 May: The Oklahoma City Thunder have stormed into a western conference finals showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves in basketball's NBA... more
    Southland have beaten Otago 91-80 in their National Basketball League match in Invercargill
    19 May: Southland have beaten Otago 91-80 in their National Basketball League match in Invercargill... more
    The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier
    17 May: The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     18 Jun: New Zealand-born basketballer Mojave King is a step closer to a possible NBA debut ++++++++++
     24 Jun: Basketballer Parker Jackson-Cartwright has signed a two-year contract extension with the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian NBL +++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     24 Jun: The Breakers have confirmed Sam Mennenga will play for the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas +++++++++
     05 Jul: Coach Matt Lacey is mightily impressed with the way Hayden Jones led the junior Tall Blacks into the Under-19 World Cup semi-finals in Switzerland +++++++++
     20 Jun: The Indiana Pacers have forced game seven in the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder ++++++++
     05 Jul: The basketball might of the United States isn't fazing the Junior Tall Blacks ahead of their historic Under-19 World Cup semifinal, overnight in Switzerland ++++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      11 Jul: Man arrested over alleged racially abusive messages to basketballer (Sydney Morning Herald)
      11 Jul: Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes (Ars Technica)
      10 Jul: Fiji's 3x3 basketball teams secure gold and qualify for u23 world cup and commonwealth games (RadioNZ)
      3 Jul: Basketball: nz advance to first u19 world cup quarter-finals (RadioNZ)
      30 Jun: Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help australia to miracle win (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Jun: Cameroon player dunks ball in his own basket to help australia to miracle win (Sydney Morning Herald)
      27 Jun: 25 great kiwi sporting moments of the past 25 years (Stuff.co.nz)
      16 Jun: Phoenix uprising: melbourne team joins legal action against nbl (Sydney Morning Herald)
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