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The Tall Blacks crushed Hong Kong 88-49 in their second game of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Auckland.

The Tall Blacks' scouting of Chinese Taipei ahead of their Asia Cup qualifier has been hindered by some secrecy from the host nation.

Mix of youth and experience named in Tall Blacks squad for FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers

The Canterbury Rams have broken their 31-year title drought becoming National Basketball League champions after a commanding fourth quarter performance in the Grand Final.

A young inexperienced Tall Blacks side are favourites to gain automatic entry into the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia.

Expect a bit of feeling in the National Basketball League tonight when the Canterbury Rams host the Hawke's Bay Hawks

The Tall Blacks will be back on court for the first time in year when they head to the Philippines next week for the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Brendon Egan12:13, Jul 07 2021 Joe Allison/Getty Images Isaiah Moss and the Otago Nuggets face a defining weekend in the NBL. OPINION: Two rounds remain in the National Basketball League’s regular season. The Saints, Hawks, and Sharks are all close to securing their final four spots, while the Huskies and Nuggets are jostling for fourth place. BRENDON EGAN looks ahead to round 11. Do or die for Nuggets Round 11 will make or break the Otago Nuggets’ season. The NBL Showdown champions face ...

It was hoped Shane Temara would return from his ankle injury soon and his presence would be a boost when the Jets host the Auckland Huskies on Sunday. While it still looks to be a rough road to finish the year, if they can reproduce the performance from the Rams game in their last four games of the season, they will be more than competitive. Guard Daishon Knight led the way in both games at the weekend, but he went big against the Rams with a triple double, scoring 30 points to go with 16 re...

OPINION: Plenty was expected of the Canterbury Rams in 2021, but they've been underwhelming to start the season. They need to start winning quickly.