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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    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
     5 January 2026
    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
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    The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers
    4 Jan: The Festive Season hasn't been so merry for the Breakers... more
    The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon
    4 Jan: The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon... more
    In basketball's NBL, Tasmania's strengthened their hold on 6th place - the final play-off position - with a nine-point win over Melbourne United
    4 Jan: In basketball's NBL, Tasmania's strengthened their hold on 6th place - the final play-off position - with a nine-point win over Melbourne United... more
    The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL
    3 Jan: The Breakers are promising to fight hard for a finals spot in basketball's NBL... more
    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
    3 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... more
    The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL
    3 Jan: The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL... more
    An efficient shooting night from Tall Blacks guard Flynn Cameron has propelled the Adelaide 36ers to an 85-79 win over the Sydney Kings in NBL basketball action
    3 Jan: An efficient shooting night from Tall Blacks guard Flynn Cameron has propelled the Adelaide 36ers to an 85-79 win over the Sydney Kings in NBL basketball action... more
    Three-time most valuable player Nikola Jokic will miss the next month of action for the NBA's Denver Nuggets after suffering a left knee injury
    30 Dec 2025: Three-time most valuable player Nikola Jokic will miss the next month of action for the NBA's Denver Nuggets after suffering a left knee injury... more
    Another NBA win for Kiwi big man Steven Adams and his Houston Rockets
    30 Dec 2025: Another NBA win for Kiwi big man Steven Adams and his Houston Rockets... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     14 Dec: The Tauranga Whai have defended their Tauihi national women's basketball league title with a resounding 93-66 win over the Mainland Pouakai in the final in Christchurch ++++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers ++++++++++
     23 Dec: A lack-lustre Breakers display on both sides of the ball has helped Brisbane snap their seven-game losing streak in basketball's NBL +++++++++
     13 Dec: The Breakers are focussed on minimising mistakes against South East Melbourne in tonight's Aussie NBL match ++++++++
     19 Dec: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight ++++++++
     14 Dec: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen believes the referees granted the South East Melbourne Phoenix to play with an uber-physical style in their clash in basketball's NBL ++++++++
     19 Dec: New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland +++++++

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      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)
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