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    The Illawarra Hawks have issued an ominous warning to the rest of the Australian basketball league by trouncing top-ranked Melbourne United 106-93 on their home court and replacing them at the top of the NBL ladder

    The Illawarra Hawks have issued an ominous warning to the rest of the Australian basketball league by trouncing top-ranked Melbourne United 106-93 on their home court and replacing them at the top of the NBL ladder


    New Zealand has made the largest jump in the latest FIBA basketball world rankings for boys...rocketing up 12 spots to 15th - thanks to the historic fourth place at the FIBA Under-17 World Cup and a second place at the Under-18 Asia Cup.

    BASKETBALL WITH BK's NEW KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN.  WHERE HEAT MEETS SWEET.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Basketball News
     22 Jan: A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs
     21 Jan: The Breakers need officials in basketball's Aussie NBL to do them a favour, after losing American forward Rob Baker to a season-ending knee injury
     21 Jan: The Breakers hump day form remains a talking point heading into their latest fixture in basketball's ANBL tonight
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
     18 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth
     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
     12 Jan: Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL
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