Breakers star back for Round 2

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Will McDowell-White will return to the court this weekend following time on the sidelines with a hand injury.

The New Zealand Breakers have announced a huge inclusion for their Round 2 clash with the Brisbane Bullets, with Will McDowell-White recovering from a hand injury to return to the lineup this weekend.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Against his hometown ?<br><br>Will McDowell-White will make his NBL24 debut THIS THURSDAY night against the Brisbane Bullets ?<br><br>???? ???? ???????<br>?<a href="https://t.co/R1RyHuCqrV">https://t.co/R1RyHuCqrV</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UNBREAKABLE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UNBREAKABLE</a> <a href="https://t.co/Au8hIefrqh">pic.twitter.com/Au8hIefrqh</a></p>— BNZ Breakers (@NZBreakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/NZBreakers/status/1709034754648281344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

McDowell-White missed the entirety of the NBL Blitz in addition to the Breakers’ season-opener due to the injury.

After an NBL23 season that earned him a nomination as the league’s Most Improved Player, McDowell-White was one of the hottest signatures entering free agency at season’s end, but elected to stay with Mody Maor and the Breakers.

He was also named in the Boomers’ extended FIBA World Cup squad.

New Zealand takes on Brisbane on Thursday night at 5:30pm AEDT, live on ESPN via Kayo.