30 Jun 2022

NZ Sporting History: Tip off of Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa

From Afternoons, 2:25 pm on 30 June 2022

For today's NZ Sporting history we're covering a history in the making moment from last night's tip off of the first match of the new women's professional basketball league, Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa.

Player Samara Gallaher was one of the players in the inaugural match, taking to the court for Southern Hoiho. She talks about taking part in the history making game as well as her own battle to get back in to the game after suffering several concussion injuries.

Samara Gallaher, basketball

Photo: Samara Gallaher

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