New Zealand - Injury forces Polyblank out of Tall Blacks
Injury has forced Wellington forward Brendon Polyblank out of the Ramsay Shield men's basketball series against Australia. New Zealand will play Australia in the opening match of the two-test series in Auckland on Thursday with a second game in Melbourne on Saturday.
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Injury has forced Wellington forward Brendon Polyblank out of the Ramsay Shield men's basketball series against Australia.
New Zealand will play Australia in the opening match of the two-test series in Auckland on Thursday with a second game in Melbourne on Saturday.
Polyblank told Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vucinic today he had aggravated a foot injury and could not join the squad in Auckland.
"Brendon's withdrawal has merely opened up some doors for others," said Vucinic who does not intend to call up a replacement.
Polyblank's exit reduces the squad to 12 for the series against Australia.
One player - either Casey Frank or Nick Horvath, who are competing for the one naturalised spot available - will be cut before the team head to Canada on Sunday as part of their build-up for the Olympics qualifying tournament in Athens, Greece, next month.
New Zealand Breakers player Kirk Penney, who is on an off-season break in the United States, will join the squad in Canada.