Injury Update: Key Breakers out

The New Zealand Breakers will be without Mitch McCarron and Mojave King for Thursday night’s clash with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.

McCarron has a knee issue while King is dealing with a quad complaint. The pair will be replaced by Alex McNaught and Kaia Isaac on the active roster for the Phoenix clash.

The club hasn’t announced a timeline for McCarron or King’s return.  

Both players are key pieces in Petteri Koponen’s rotation. King is averaging 9.8 points in 19.5 minutes per game, with McCarron contributing 4.8 points in 17.3 minutes.

New Zealand hosts South East Melbourne in Christchurch on Thursday at 5:30pm AEDT live on ESPN via Kayo.