1:15 pm today

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From On the Air - Mā runga iarere, 1:15 pm today
Tokomanawa Queens head coach Tania Tupu

Tokomanawa Queens head coach Tania Tupu Photo: Chris Symes

Tokomanawa Queens coach Tania Tupu talks to Kara and Mark about the rise and popularity of women's of the Tauihi national women's basketball championship. However before Mark and Kara could even begin to talk to Tania about the game, she took them for a walk down memory lane to the times she met Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more while at the University of Hawaii when The Lakers would come for their Pre-Season Training Camp. She also breaks down the most recent performance from the Tokomanawa Queens against the Tauranga Whai, and enthuses about the state of Women's Basketball in Aotearoa.

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