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.

The Breakers fell further into their slump with an agonising double-overtime loss against the Hawks today.

With his back-court mate earning so much acclaim, it's easy to forget these Breakers were once Cedric Jackson's team.

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.

The past 12 months have been kind to Tai Wesley and the Breakers. The match between player and team was a roaring success in the American's maiden season with the Kiwi club, immediately producing a championship, while this campaign began with Wesley appea

No one within the Breakers was shocked by Corey Webster's latest scoring spree in Sunday's win over Sydney.

When Cedric Jackson hit a half-court buzzer beater to end a double-overtime classic against Perth, few would have expected that moment to be eclipsed mere weeks later.

Corey Webster grabbed 38 points to help the Breakers to a bounce-back win over the Kings in Sydney.

The Breakers are looking to lift their game today after a humiliating first home defeat a week ago.

Mika Vukona planned to show no restraint with the Christmas ham. But if the rest of the competition is as willing as his coach, such indulging may soon prove impossible.

Kirk Penney led the Illawarra Hawks to a huge victory over the Breakers at Vector Arena this afternoon

Steven Adams slammed down a one-handed alley-oop on the way to the Thunder thumping the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA.

For all the understandable attention around Kirk Penney's presence, a quick glance at the competition scoring charts reveals the exact magnitude of the threat Illawarra will pose today against the Breakers.