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King James vs Sir Charles: Sticks, Stones & Broken Windows

After apparently copping one too many jabs on the chin from a certain Charles Barkley, LeBron James has fired back with unexpected ferocity at ol’ Chuck.

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Written by Nick Robinson On February 2, 2017 Tagged NBA, The Wildcard

Can the NZ Breakers Still Make the NBL Playoffs? (Answer: Yes, But…)

If this is how the season ends then, to quote a dead poet, it happened not with a bang but with a whimper. But this isn’t a eulogy, buddy.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 31, 2017 Tagged NZ Breakers

Ruminations on Akil Mitchell’s Left Eyeball

It was [REDACTED]. His eye, his bloody eyeball, was [REDACTED]. It was [REDACTED] and they (accidentally) showed it on telly.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 27, 2017 Tagged The Wildcard, NZ Breakers

The New England Patriots Are Evil And Must Be Stopped!

They’re off for their record ninth appearance in the big show and we’re all now in for a pretty testing two weeks until that game kicks off. Not the damn Patriots. Please God, no, not them again.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 26, 2017 Tagged NFL, Super Bowl, The Wildcard

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #12: Comeback

Concussion protocol completed, Steven Adams was back on the court as the Thunder met the Utah Jazz and not a moment too soon either after a couple of pastings in his absence.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 25, 2017 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #11: Concussion

A crack on the noggin meant precious little game time for Steven Adams this week, luckily they have a few days off for him to fully recover. But how'd the lads fare without him?

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 19, 2017 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

Gracefully Deferring to Aaron Rodgers’ Greatness

Even for a long-suffering Dallas Cowboys fan, sometimes you simply have to tip your cap to greatness.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 18, 2017 Tagged NFL, The Wildcard

So Your Season is Over? The NFL’s Guide to Coping With Elimination

Every single fan of every single team dreams of winning the championship, some of those dreams more realistic than others, but only one set of fans get to see that come to be each year.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 17, 2017 Tagged The Wildcard, NFL

Paul Lasike’s 2016 NFL Season In Review

It was a season spent jumping between the active roster and the practice squad but Paul Lasike has done things this season that no New Zealander has ever done before.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 16, 2017 Tagged NFL, Paul Lasike

The Chaos of NBA All Star Voting (#NBAVote)

You know, it’s funny how we use All Star selections as one of the ways we judge a player’s legacy when the All Star process itself is such a mess.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 13, 2017 Tagged NBA

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #10: Hustle

Some games are won with defensive plays, others with old fashioned offensive mastery. All games are won with a little bit of hustle, just look at Steven Adams. 

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 12, 2017 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

The Broken Breakers: The Ol’ Import Switcharoo, One Last Time

This probably isn’t gonna be The Year for the Breakers. They’ve had a few of those in the past but it’s hard to imagine another one in 2017.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 11, 2017 Tagged Fast Break Report, NZ Breakers

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #9: Festivities

Russell Westbrook again tries to hijack Steven Adams' weekly but Ol' Funaki still had a few shining moments... like putting Hassan Whiteside on a poster and into a piggyback.

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Written by Nick Robinson On January 1, 2016 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 17

Well, here we are. The final week of the regular season... and a couple of these games still matter. Most of them don't but a couple do, here we go...

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 30, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, NFL

Paul Carter Can’t Save The Breakers’ Season By Himself But There’s Still Hope

The Breakers have signed a new import to cover the injuries to Webster and Abercrombie, it's their last trump card and he's gonna need a bit of help.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 28, 2016 Tagged NZ Breakers

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #8: Shammgod

A bit of up, a bit of down and then something in the middle this week. Gotta check out Stevie finishing off the most badass assist of the season from Russ though.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 22, 2016 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 16

It’s the second to last week of the regular season and there’s drama on all sides, from teams trying to edge into the playoffs to teams trying to edge out their head coach and starting quarterback.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 22, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, NFL

How The Breakers Can Overcome Corey Webster’s Injury

It’s never a good thing to lose one of your very best players to injury. In fact more often than not you’d have to say… it’s a bad thing.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 20, 2016 Tagged Fast Break Report, NZ Breakers

Kiwi Steve in the NBA #7: Point Scorer

A career high against the Rockets followed by three more games in double figures, Steven Adams is getting that ball in the hoop. Not quite equalling wins, though.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 16, 2016 Tagged Steven Adams, NBA

The Wildcard’s NFL Predictions - Week 15

Having started 3-1, the Rams are 1-8 since then and even if Bill Belichick had six consecutive 0-16 seasons from this point he’d still have a better career record than the Fish.

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Written by Nick Robinson On December 15, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, NFL
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