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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    Former Tall Black and Breaker Kirk Penney's preparing to return to the national basketball league, four years after retirement

    Former Tall Black and Breaker Kirk Penney's preparing to return to the national basketball league, four years after retirement


    The 41-year-old has signed with the Auckland Tuatara as injury cover.

    Coach Aaron Young says Penney's never lost his drive to compete.



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     Other Basketball News
     17 Sep: Early adversity for the Breakers ahead of their Australian NBL season-opener against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland on Friday
     14 Sep: The New Zealand Breakers have completed their pre-season basketball campaign with a 90-81 loss to the Kumamoto Volters in Japan
     13 Sep: The Breakers' pre-season basketball tour of Japan has kicked off with a 93-90 win over Nagasaki Velca
     01 Sep: A successful two wins from two pre-season for the basketball's Breakers after beating the Cairns Taipans 94-75 in Canberra as part of the NBL Blitz
     30 Aug: A strong start for the New Zealand Breakers in their Australian NBL basketball pre-season, beating the South East Melbourne Phoenix 109-to-101 in Canberra
     29 Aug: Belief a core of current and former Tall Blacks will help the Breakers solidify their team structure ahead of their pre-season NBL Blitz tournament getting under way tonight
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     Today's News

    Rugby League:
    The Melbourne Storm's hopes of advancing to the NRL grand final have been given a major boost, with halfback Jahrome Hughes returning to training following a fractured forearm 16:17

    Basketball:
    Early adversity for the Breakers ahead of their Australian NBL season-opener against the Brisbane Bullets in Auckland on Friday 16:17

    Law and Order:
    Man admits he claimed to be Charlie Kirk gunman so real suspect could flee 16:07

    Entertainment:
    Derek Hough "can't wait" to become a dad 16:01

    Entertainment:
    The Studio made history at this year's Emmy Awards with an astonishing 13 wins 15:31

    Christchurch:
    A person's been flown to Christchurch Hospital, in a moderate condition, after strong winds blew a small truck over onto an oncoming car, west of Ashburton, just after 1pm 15:27

    Entertainment:
    Robert Redford's most notable movies with Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand and Paul Newman 15:17

    Entertainment:
    The Pitt took the coveted Best Drama Series honour at the Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday (14.09.25) 15:01

    Accident and Emergency:
    A person's trapped in a car west of Ashburton, after a small truck was blown over by the wind and crashed into it on Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road, just after 1pm 14:57

    Entertainment:
    Stephen Colbert won Best Talk Series at Sunday's (14.09.25) Emmy Awards 14:31


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