Basketball New Zealand's chief executive Tim Hamilton says the sport's financial problems aren't affecting the Tall Blacks' buildup for the men's World Championships.
They'll play nine games at three tournaments in three countries as part of their build-up for the men's basketball World Championship in Turkey in late August.
The Government sports funding body SPARC has stepped in after Baskeball NZ lost more than $100,000 on hosting last year's Under 19 men's World Championship,.
The global recession resulted in loss of sponsors and Basketball New Zealand's had to revise its budget .
But Hamilton says it won't be at the expense of the high performance programmes.
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