NZ Breakers centre Dane Pineau faces an extended period on the sideline after being ruled out with a knee injury.
Pineau injured his left knee in the team’s Round 10 game against the Perth Wildcats, with scans confirming a torn meniscus.
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He will have surgery this week as the best option for a full recovery.
Tall Blacks international Tai Wynyard has been signed by the club as injury cover.
Wynyard has trained with the team over the past week and was on the bench against Sydney Kings last Saturday.
The Breakers (7-7) are back in action in the Australian National Basketball League (ANBL) on Thursday (tip-off 7.30pm) when they host the Tasmania JackJumpers at Eventfinda Stadium on Auckland’s North Shore.