Basketball
Basketball player planning a wedding in the middle of a pandemic
Kiwi basketballer Shalae Salmon never intended to play in America but one video changed the course of her life.
Online coaching course to help young basketballers
Basketball New Zealand has launched a free online course for adults who coach sport for young people, with the aim of changing attitudes.
NBL confident league can survive postponement
General manager Justin Nelson has no doubts the men's National Basketball League will survive the coronavirus.
Breakers remain confident
The New Zealand Breakers' Australian NBL season could be over tonight, but Finn Delany never doubted the Breakers would be challenging for a play-off spot.
RJ Hampton leaving the Breakers
The Breakers young American import RJ Hampton is returning to the United States to continue rehabilitation on his injured hip and preparation for the 2020 NBA Draft.
Lakers honour Bryants, others lost in helicopter crash
Five days after Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California, the Los Angeles Lakers suited up Friday night for their first game since…
Game Theory: Brad Edwards- the Rise of Basketball
The extensive media coverage here of the death of Los Angeles Lakers star, Kobe Bryant, got us thinking about how basketball has become a huge sport in New Zealand. Its growth at secondary school… Audio
James Nokise: Kobe Bryant was flawed, but indisputably an icon
Opinion - When Bryant was drafted in 1996, I was playing high-school basketball at Tawa College, joking with my mates about the cocky "wannabe-Jordan", James Nokise writes.
Kobe Bryant 'a genuinely nice person' - Newport Beach mayor
A vigil is underway in Newport Beach where Kobe Bryant lived with his family. The star NBA basketball player died in a helicopter crash on Monday morning (NZ time). The city's Mayor, Will O'Neill… Video, Audio
World mourns NBA star Kobe Bryant, killed in helicopter crash
The world is tonight mourning a basketball legend after former NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash along with seven others on Monday morning (NZ… Video, Audio
Breakers play-off hopes fade: 'That was one we wanted'
Breakers coach Dan Shamir was disappointed with their 95-85 loss to the Brisbane Bullets which has left them fighting to make the Australian National Basketball League play-offs.
Breakers win fifth straight
The New Zealand Breakers continue their climb towards the Australian Basketball League play-offs with a 97-92 win at the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Christmas Day NBA wrap
The Clippers won the LA derby against the Lakers, league leaders Milwaukee lose to the 76ers and Golden State toppled the Houston Rockets.
Vodanovich mortified to have embarrassed Breakers
Tall Blacks forward Tom Vodanovich is mortified to be the latest New Zealand Breakers player caught up in off-court strife and has issued a public apology.
Tall Ferns to take advantage of rare home games
Some Tall Ferns have never played a home game but they'll get the chance during this week's Olympic qualifiers in Auckland.
Neighbourhood wars, hoop edition
We've had a few stories lately about neighbours at war and today another, this time out of Napier. The offending object: A basketball hoop. It all started when the Hiha family put up the hoop on their… Audio
France stun USA at basketball World Cup
France have caused the biggest shock of the basketball World Cup in China after beating defending champions the United States 89-79 to reach the semi-finals.
Tall Blacks face daunting Basketball World Cup in China
The New Zealand Tall Blacks embark on mission near-impossible this weekend with the Basketball World Cup in China. Five years on from the last World Cup, the tournament has a whole new format with 32… Video, Audio
The other New Zealander taking the NBA by storm
Sean Marks is the other New Zealander making big waves in the world's biggest basketball competition, and he's more influential than Steven Adams. Audio
The other New Zealander taking the NBA by storm
Sean Marks is the other New Zealander making big waves in the world's biggest basketball competition, and he's more influential than Steven Adams.
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