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  •   Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon

    The Breakers are keen to swarm the Perth Wildcats in their NBL basketball clash in Auckland this afternoon


    Coach Petteri Koponen says the 5th-placed Cats are stacked with scoring firepower...and they have to be contained.



    That destruction starts in Spark Arena at 4.30pm.

    BASKETBALL COVERAGE WITH BK'S CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN. TOPPED WITH MELTY CHEESE SAUCE...AND MORE CHEESE.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL
     22 Jan: A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs
     21 Jan: The Breakers need officials in basketball's Aussie NBL to do them a favour, after losing American forward Rob Baker to a season-ending knee injury
     21 Jan: The Breakers hump day form remains a talking point heading into their latest fixture in basketball's ANBL tonight
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
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