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Basketball: Penney unlikely to suit up for Breakers in the near future
An underwhelming season will leave the Breakers contemplating reinforcements but Kirk Penney is unlikely to be among them.
Basketball: Breakers fall in Bruton's farewell
After 179 games, 120 wins and 2049 points, CJ Bruton last night closed the book on his Breakers career with a loss to Cairns
Basketball: Last shot at numbering up
After 20 years and six Australian NBL titles, CJ Bruton plays his final game for the Breakers tonight. He tells Kris Shannon about the numbers that marked his career.
Basketball: Breakers win for Bruton
The CJ Bruton farewell tour began with a bang thanks to another player who may be in the final days of his Breakers career.
Rookie point guard found Jackson's shoes hard to fill
This Breakers season has been tough on every player but perhaps none more so than Kerron Johnson.
Kris Shannon: How it all went wrong for the Breakers
Now the Breakers are assured of finishing with a losing record, it's time to assess what went wrong in their broken season, writes Kris Shannon.
Basketball: Breakers' hopes dashed
The defending champion Breakers failed in their push for a playoff miracle, being beaten 92-87 by the Taipans in Cairns tonight.
Basketball: Breakers barely survive
The defending champions threatened to flatline before Tom Abercrombie sparked a revival and helped his side to a 102-99 victory over the Crocs
Basketball: Bruton hopes to end on high
The addition of CJ Bruton was a catalyst for the Breakers' successful streak so it's almost appropriate his departure will coincide with the conclusion of that glittering run.
Basketball: Breakers suffer final blow
The New Zealand Breakers today lost the last hope they had of retaining their championship, being beaten 96-92 by Adelaide to complete an unsuccessful roadtrip.
Basketball: Bad calls not the problem
With their title defence surely dead and buried, the Breakers are probably tempted to apportion some blame.
Basketball: Abercrombie relishing race for NBL finals
The Breakers typically spend the final month of the season with their feet up, watching from safety the mad scramble for playoff places.
Basketball: Wilkinson stays razor sharp in blunt Breakers' campaign
Whatever happens across the Breakers' remaining eight games, the return of Gary Wilkinson must be considered a success story.
Basketball: Agonising loss for Breakers
Gary Wilkinson did his best to revive them but the Breakers' playoff hopes are on life-support after an agonising loss to Sydney last night.
Basketball: Tall Blacks have sights on Adams as USA draw same pool
The Tall Blacks were handed one piece of exciting news yesterday by being drawn in the same pool as the USA at this year's world cup in Spain.
Basketball: Attending to weaknesses key to playoff hopes
Now they nearly find themselves in a position of strength, the Breakers can afford to acknowledge a few weaknesses.
Basketball: Kings duel boom or bust for Breakers
When you have to win a faux playoff series just to put yourself in contention for the post-season, you know something hasn't gone quite right.
Basketball: Breakers need Sydney double
The Breakers will fail in their quest for a fourth straight minor premiership, while home advantage in the finals is but a pipe dream.
Basketball: Vital victory puts Breakers on course for tough matches ahead
The Breakers began a crucial stretch in the season in the best possible fashion last night, dispatching the Wollongong Hawks for a vital victory.