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Breakers forward Yanni Wetzell is set test his body in practice this morning to chart his recovery from Covid-19

Breakers forward Yanni Wetzell is set test his body in practice this morning to chart his recovery from Covid-19

4 December 2021

The 25-year-old Aucklander is the first player in camp to have been a confirmed case as part of the team's outbreak.

An announcement on his selection for tonight's Australian NBL season opener against the South East Melbourne Phoenix will be made today.

Wetzell says so far he's experienced mild symptoms.

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20 Dec: Coach Petteri Koponen is confident the Breakers can pick themselves up after a four-point NBL basketball loss to the bottom-placed Taipans in Cairns

19 Dec: Breakers forward Rob Baker the Second believes avoiding a losing slide is paramount when they face the bottom-placed Cairns Taipans tonight

19 Dec: New Zealand Breakers behemoth Rob Baker the Second is enjoying his basketball in Auckland

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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

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