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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Basketball articles  Basketball
    Indian Panthers CEO Parveen Batish is putting his hand up for the issues surrounding the NBL basketball franchise - as officials consider the team's future in the league
     30 April 2025
    Indian Panthers CEO Parveen Batish is putting his hand up for the issues surrounding the NBL basketball franchise - as officials consider the team's future in the league
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    The New York Knicks have missed their first chance to book a berth in round two of the playoffs in basketball's NBA
    30 Apr: The New York Knicks have missed their first chance to book a berth in round two of the playoffs in basketball's NBA... more
    A quartet of teams have gone within one win of the second round in the latest playoff action in basketball's NBA
    28 Apr: A quartet of teams have gone within one win of the second round in the latest playoff action in basketball's NBA... more
    No concerns from Judd Flavell over his dual role as Tall Blacks mentor and Breakers assistant coach
    27 Apr: No concerns from Judd Flavell over his dual role as Tall Blacks mentor and Breakers assistant coach... more
    A last-second Aaron Gordon dunk has propelled the Nuggets to a heart-stopping 101-99 win over the Clippers in their first round NBA Finals match in Los Angeles
    27 Apr: A last-second Aaron Gordon dunk has propelled the Nuggets to a heart-stopping 101-99 win over the Clippers in their first round NBA Finals match in Los Angeles... more
    The Thunder are the first team through to the next round of the NBA Finals after completing a series sweep of the Grizzlies
    27 Apr: The Thunder are the first team through to the next round of the NBA Finals after completing a series sweep of the Grizzlies... more
    All three game threes in today's first-round NBA playoffs went the way of the home teams
    26 Apr: All three game threes in today's first-round NBA playoffs went the way of the home teams... more
    The Franklin Bulls have consolidated their hold on a top-three spot in the National Basketball League, with an 88 to 80 road win over the Hawkes Bay Hawks in Napier
    25 Apr: The Franklin Bulls have consolidated their hold on a top-three spot in the National Basketball League, with an 88 to 80 road win over the Hawkes Bay Hawks in Napier... more
    And in basketball's NBA ... the New York Knicks have edged the Detroit Pistons 118 to 116 on the road, in the playoffs
    25 Apr: And in basketball's NBA ... the New York Knicks have edged the Detroit Pistons 118 to 116 on the road, in the playoffs... more
    The Lakers have beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-85 at home in LA to level their NBA first round playoff series at one-all
    23 Apr: The Lakers have beaten the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-85 at home in LA to level their NBA first round playoff series at one-all... more

     Most Popular Recent Basketball News
     12 Nov: Breakers guard Reuben Te Rangi's admitting their ANBL basketball woes are starting to leave a mental imprint on the team ++++++++++
     20 Nov: Breakers forward Reuben Te Rangi believes there's sufficient training in place for athletes when it comes to gay rights +++++++++
     15 Nov: The Breakers are hunting back-to-back wins for the first time this Aussie basketball season as they take on the Wildcats in Perth tonight ++++++++
     07 Nov: Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington has relished the challenge of defending against five-time NBL MVP Bryce Cotton in the 83-79 defeat to the Adelaide 36ers at Christchurch ++++++++
     29 Nov: A glass half full mindset for the Tall Blacks basketballers after letting a chance slip for a rare victory over their Australian counterparts ++++++++
     10 Nov: A swathe of size and experience is returning to the Tall Blacks for their looming Basketball World Cup qualification series against Australia ++++++
     22 Nov: Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns ++++++

     Basketball NewsLinks
      1 Dec: Fans frustrated as tense tall blacks loss to australia cuts out on screen (RadioNZ)
      26 Nov: Breakers development player banned for cannabis use (Stuff.co.nz)
      17 Nov: ‘a passionate nelsonian’: tributes flow for guy williams’ father (Stuff.co.nz)
      14 Nov: Basketball: nz breakers won't wear anbl 'pride' insignia (RadioNZ)
      1 Nov: The more we know the better: how the afl’s nba-style gamble on injury could come unstuck (Sydney Morning Herald)
      23 Oct: I nearly quit football for basketball - gvardiol (BBCWorld)
      17 Oct: How to stream the 2025-26 nba season (PC World)
      16 Oct: Gb men's basketball team barred from internationals (BBCWorld)
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