Basketball
Breakers too good for Taipans
The New Zealand Breakers have handed the Cairns Taipans their fifth straight loss in the Australian National Basketball League.
Breakers thumped by Kings
A relieved Sydney Kings have claimed their first win of the NBL season as Andrew Bogut inspired a 101-78 thrashing of the New Zealand Breakers in Auckland.
Steven Adams in doubt for start of NBA season
The New Zealand NBA basketball star Steven Adams is in doubt for the opening of the new season.
Breakers topple NBL champions
The New Zealand Breakers have spoiled the homecoming party for NBL reigning champions Melbourne United after recording an 88-81 victory.
Breakers too strong for Melbourne United
The Breakers have finished strongly to outlast Melbourne United 88-81 in their second-round Australian National Basketball League clash.
Breakers well beaten in season opener
The New Zealand Breakers have been well beaten in their opening game of the Australian National Basketball League season.
New owners, new coach, new roster: Breakers start afresh
A new era officially begins for the New Zealand Breakers basketball team when they host Brisbane to open the new Australian NBL season tonight. Audio
Breakers happy their players stood tall against Suns
The Breakers assistant coach Judd Flavell says all his players stood tall as they pushed NBA team the Phoenix Suns in their pre-season game in Arizona.
Steven Adams voted grizzliest in the NBA
New Zealand NBA basketballer Steven Adams is again the player to watch out for in the NBA.
Tall Blacks to sing just one version of anthem
Basketball New Zealand says time constraints are the reason the Tall Blacks will only sing the te reo Māori version of the national anthem prior to their game against Lebanon in Rotorua tonight.
Basketball: Breakers fill final import spot
The Breakers have filled the last-minute gap in last season's roster, signing centre Shawn Long on a one-year contract to replace import Jerrelle Benimon.
Vukona ready to fire for Bullets
He was synonymous with the New Zealand Breakers but 36-year-old Mika Vukona says there's still time for him to write another chapter in Brisbane.
Adams wants focus on Tall Blacks, not him
As New Zealand's most high profile basketballer in history, Steven Adams understands there are plenty in this country who want to see him in a black singlet.
Te Rangi stands tall as Sharks topple Saints
Tall Blacks guard Reuben Te Rangi has stepped up when it mattered to lead the Southland Sharks to an upset 98-96 win over Wellington's Saints in the national basketball league final.
Madeleine Chapman - The story of Steven Adams
Madeleine Chapman is a staff writer at The Spinoff. She previously represented Samoa in their national cricket team and was the New Zealand javelin champion in 2013 and 2017. Most recently, Chapman… Audio
Philippines withdraw from Asia Games
The Philippines have withdrawn from the basketball tournament at the Asian Games with its governing body saying it needed to focus on its appeal against punishment levied on it for the on-court brawl…
Breakers to take four home games to the regions
The Breakers will take four of their home Australian National Basketball League games away from Auckland next season.
Basketballers handed down bans for brawl
Thirteen players and two Filipino basketball coaches have been suspended for their role in a mass brawl during a World Cup qualifier between the Philippines and Australia earlier this month.
Big punishments expected for basketball brawlers
The chair of the 2019 Basketball World Cup organising committee, New Zealander Burton Shipley, expects the Australian and Filipino players involved in an all out brawl in their cup qualifier to be…
Australian basketballers accuse Philippines coach of inciting brawl
Boomers assistant coach Luc Longley has alleged Philippines coach Chot Reyes incited his players to act violently in their World Cup qualifier which ended in a brawl.
