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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win
     24 January 2025
    Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win
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    Melbourne United have leapfrogged Perth into third on the Australian basketball league ladder with a 99-83 win on the Wildcats' home court
    23 Jan: Melbourne United have leapfrogged Perth into third on the Australian basketball league ladder with a 99-83 win on the Wildcats' home court... more
    Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league
    19 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league... more
    A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix
    18 Jan: A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix... more
    The Breakers have kept their hopes of making the ANBL basketball play-offs alive with a 85-75 win over the Jack Jumpers
    17 Jan: The Breakers have kept their hopes of making the ANBL basketball play-offs alive with a 85-75 win over the Jack Jumpers... more
    Learner Tien has beaten Daniil Medvedev in a four hour and 48 minute, five-set, second-round thriller to complete the fifth day of the Australian Tennis Open at 2.54am local time
    17 Jan: Learner Tien has beaten Daniil Medvedev in a four hour and 48 minute, five-set, second-round thriller to complete the fifth day of the Australian Tennis Open at 2.54am local time... more
    A second quarter-slump sees the Breakers trailing the Tasmania Jack Jumpers 45-39 at halftime in their Aussie NBL basketball clash in Auckland
    16 Jan: A second quarter-slump sees the Breakers trailing the Tasmania Jack Jumpers 45-39 at halftime in their Aussie NBL basketball clash in Auckland... more
    Breakers coach Petteri Koponen admits the implementation of Tacko Fall has been a challenge, following a 91-89 ANBL basketball loss to Melbourne United in New Plymouth
    14 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen admits the implementation of Tacko Fall has been a challenge, following a 91-89 ANBL basketball loss to Melbourne United in New Plymouth... more
    The Sydney Kings have held off the Cairns Taipans 91-87 in their ANBL basketball contest at home
    13 Jan: The Sydney Kings have held off the Cairns Taipans 91-87 in their ANBL basketball contest at home... more
    Australia's NBL says Cairns Taipan Jackson Makoi has been arrested by New South Wales police, over alleged domestic violence charges
    12 Jan: Australia's NBL says Cairns Taipan Jackson Makoi has been arrested by New South Wales police, over alleged domestic violence charges... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     09 Feb: Haydee Ong is taking women's basketball to new heights in the Philippines ++++++++
     24 Jan: New Zealand Breakers guard Mitch McCarron is hoping to give their Christchuch fans something to cheer about tonight with victory over the Brisbane Bullets +++++++
     02 Feb: New Zealand Breakers import Matt Mooney is open to coming back to the club for a second season +++++++
     27 Jan: Breakers coach Petteri Koponen has given an assessment of their bleak Australian basketball league season after confirmation they're out of playoff contention +++++++
     27 Jan: The Breakers are looking forward to a much needed brace of home fixtures at Spark Arena to close out their Australian basketball league season ++++++
     28 Jan: The Breakers are evaluating their participation in the NBA tour, which has seen the team travel to the United States in the middle of their NBL campaign ++++++
     04 Feb: Plans for basketball's renewed trans-Tasman rivalry to be an annual fixture moving forward ++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      13 Feb: Watch: the incredible sequence of baskets a student sank for $us10k - only to be denied on technicality (Stuff.co.nz)
      10 Feb: Nba star's dad kicked out of game (Sydney Morning Herald)
      5 Feb: Trans-tasman basketball throwdown series, game set for hamilton (RadioNZ)
      4 Feb: Trans-tasman rivalry back on the agenda for tall blacks, tall ferns (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Jan: Is the directv mysports bundle worth it? let’s do the math (PC World)
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      18 Dec: Wed, 18 Dec 2024: Former nba player dead at 32 (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Dec: Tue, 17 Dec 2024: Giddey limps off with injury (Sydney Morning Herald)
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