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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
     20 January 2026
    A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
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    The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth
    18 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth... more
    The Perth Wildcats have posted a 92-87 win over the Illawarra Hawks in front of their home fans in the Australian Basketball League
    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... more
    Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL
    12 Jan: Breakers forward Rob Baker has responded to his coach's defensive criticism in basketball's ANBL... more
    Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra
    12 Jan: Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has confessed the team's inconsistency is a mystery after beating the Hawks 101-96 in Illawarra... more
    The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra
    11 Jan: The Breakers require an instant reset for this afternoon's Australian basketball league trip to Illawarra... more
    The threat of a cyclone in Far North Queensland has forced the postponement of Cairns Taipans Australian basketball league game against rivals Brisbane today
    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... more
    A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL
    10 Jan: A second quarter disappearing act has underlined a horror night for the Breakers in basketball's NBL... more
    The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season
    9 Jan: The Breakers aren't concerned about their sub-par home record in the Australian NBL this season... more
    The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder
    9 Jan: The Breakers are focusing on performance, not their lowly position on the Australian basketball league ladder... 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 ++++++++++++
     23 Dec: Time for some serious self-reflection for the New Zealand Breakers +++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Breakers are well aware they're drinking at the Last Chance Saloon in the Australian NBL +++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++
     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 ++++++++

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      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)
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