Tall Fern Kalani Purcell has been putting up impressive performances in the US.

In basketball parlance, the free-throw line is often called the charity stripe - but the New Zealand Breakers aren't accepting many donations.

Steven Adams is uncompromising - and that's what teams need him to be, writes Andrew Mulligan.

Two of the Breakers' favourite sons have been given the keys to the kingdom.

Former player Paul Henare has been named as the New Zealand Breakers head coach for the 2016-17 season, replacing current coach Dean Vickerman.

Steven Adams has been voted as one of the dirtiest players in the NBA by players and coaches in the league.

For the third time this season Kirk Penney and the Hawks have dealt the Breakers a heavy defeat.

Kiwi player appears to be very sorry about it all - he was only taking off his shirt when it happened.

The timing was far from surprising but the words uttered would have raised some eyebrows.

The basketball star had a career night, but it wasn't enough for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they fell 115-110 to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Throughout the Breakers' championship run in the Australian NBL, merely making the playoffs has always been an after-though

The Breakers tonight lost their third game in their last four fixtures, held in check by the Adelaide 36ers at the NSEC.