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Steven Adams to miss the rest of the NBA regular season
New Zealand NBA basketballer Steven Adams will miss the rest of the regular season because of injury.
Steven Adams to miss a month of the NBA
New Zealand basketballer Steven Adams is set to miss the next month of the NBA because of injury.
NBA rebrands it's awards to honour legends
A rebrand of NBA awards to honour legends Wilt Chamberlain, John Havlicek, Michael Jordan, George Mikan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Jerry West has been unveiled.
Nike end sponsorship of Kyrie Irving
Nike has ended its sponsorship deal with Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving one month after he promoted a documentary which contained anti-Semitic material on social media.
Kevin Durant falls out with Nets GM Sean Marks
The Brooklyn Nets star player Kevin Durant says he wants a trade from the NBA team partly because of the direction their New Zealand general manager Sean Marks has them going.
NBA legend Bill Russell dies
Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, one of the sports world's greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, has died at the age of 88.
Sport: Foster's future, Athletics World Champs and Adams' humble homecoming
Sport correspondent Dana Johannsen joins Lynn to talk about pressure for changes at the top of the All Blacks, how Kiwi athletes are faring at the Athletics World Champs in Oregon and how NBA star… Audio
NBA in November: Steven Adams underwhelms for the Grizzlies
Analysis - Comedian James Nokise breaks down the state of the NBA season as Steven Adams struggles for minutes in Memphis.
James Nokise: NBA wild card predictions
Opinion - comedian James Nokise presents his picks for the big guns of this NBA season, which opened this week.
Kyrie Irving won't play until he's vaccinated
Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will not take part in any team activities until he is vaccinated against COVID-19.
Are today's Olympic athletes really bigger, stronger, faster?
We like to think that we have evolved as a species to become more athletic over the centuries but the research may tell a different story. David Epstein is the author of The Sports Gene and joins the… Audio
Megan Compain - Making WNBA History
Basketball has taken Whanganui born and raised, Megan Compain all over the world, including competing in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. But she also made history as the youngest player (and the only… Audio
Steven Adams: "It's just business, it's not like I died"
Steven Adams says he's hoping to form a special relationship with the fans in New Orleans and holds no ill-feeling about being traded away from Oklahoma.
Joseph Nye: Covid-19 might not change the world
No one knows exactly how the world will look in 10 years from now, but Harvard University Professor and author Joseph Nye argues that pandemics like Covid-19 are not always transformative events that… Audio
"To The Line" Young Kiwis following their basketball Dreams.
Documentary film makers Antony Young and Jack Chapman have followed the road of young hopeful kiwi basketballers chasing the dream of a college scholarship playing basketball in the US. Video, Audio
Dame Lois Muir: Why success is more important than winning
Dame Lois Muir has contributed to a fascinating new book that looks into leadership and team culture, Will to Win, New Zealand netball greats on team culture and leadership. She shares some of the… Audio
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.
Fans keen on Kobe logo
Nearly two million people have signed an online petition to use Kobe Bryant's image as the new logo for the National Basketball Association following the death of the Los Angeles Lakers great.
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.