![New Zealand's basketball team performs the "Haka," a traditional warrior dance performed before battle, prior to its semifinal game against Yugoslavia at the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7, New Zealand's basketball team performs the "Haka," a traditional warrior dance performed before battle, prior to its semifinal game against Yugoslavia at the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRP0XR/new-zealands-basketball-team-performs-the-haka-a-traditional-warrior-dance-performed-before-battle-prior-to-its-semifinal-game-against-yugoslavia-at-the-2002-world-basketball-championships-in-indianapolis-indiana-september-7-2002-reutersadrees-latif-mbsv-2CRP0XR.jpg)
New Zealand's basketball team performs the "Haka," a traditional warrior dance performed before battle, prior to its semifinal game against Yugoslavia at the 2002 World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7,
![Basketball Australia on Twitter: "Check out this awesome picture of @BenSimmons25 respectfully standing his ground during the Haka. #AUSvNZ http://t.co/y02vVymF2e" / Twitter Basketball Australia on Twitter: "Check out this awesome picture of @BenSimmons25 respectfully standing his ground during the Haka. #AUSvNZ http://t.co/y02vVymF2e" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BR7hcWgCEAAQrD6.jpg)
Basketball Australia on Twitter: "Check out this awesome picture of @BenSimmons25 respectfully standing his ground during the Haka. #AUSvNZ http://t.co/y02vVymF2e" / Twitter
![New Zealand show their pride with the Haka - FIBA Basketball 2019 World Cup - Asian Qualifiers - YouTube New Zealand show their pride with the Haka - FIBA Basketball 2019 World Cup - Asian Qualifiers - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sl1cjG-H5cc/maxresdefault.jpg)
New Zealand show their pride with the Haka - FIBA Basketball 2019 World Cup - Asian Qualifiers - YouTube
![New Zealand does pregame Haka in front of Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo (VIDEO) - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports New Zealand does pregame Haka in front of Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo (VIDEO) - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports](https://nba.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2019/09/screen-shot-2019-09-05-at-5.50.09-pm.png)
New Zealand does pregame Haka in front of Greece, Giannis Antetokounmpo (VIDEO) - ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
![Check out the hysterical look on the faces of the best basketball players in the world as they go up against the New Zealand haka | Daily Mail Online Check out the hysterical look on the faces of the best basketball players in the world as they go up against the New Zealand haka | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2014/09/03/1409714386200_wps_20_epa04381213_US_players_ba.jpg)
Check out the hysterical look on the faces of the best basketball players in the world as they go up against the New Zealand haka | Daily Mail Online
![Video: New Zealand basketball team does the haka, NBA stars look very bemused | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad Video: New Zealand basketball team does the haka, NBA stars look very bemused | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad](https://img.maximummedia.ie/joe_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwOlxcXC9cXFwvbWVkaWEtam9lLm1heGltdW1tZWRpYS5pZS5zMy5hbWF6b25hd3MuY29tXFxcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcXFwvdXBsb2Fkc1xcXC8yMDE0XFxcLzA5XFxcL05aLWhha2EtYmFza2V0YmFsbC5qcGdcIixcIndpZHRoXCI6NjQ3LFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6MzQwLFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuam9lLmllXFxcL2Fzc2V0c1xcXC9pbWFnZXNcXFwvam9lXFxcL25vLWltYWdlLnBuZz9pZD0yNjRhMmRiZTM3MGYyYzY3NWZjZFwiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOltdfSIsImhhc2giOiI0ZmM0MjZhMjdlY2RmYTVhODJlZTM4MGZmZTY5MmU1YzIxODIzMzA1In0=/nz-haka-basketball.jpg)
Video: New Zealand basketball team does the haka, NBA stars look very bemused | JOE is the voice of Irish people at home and abroad
![NZ manager lauds Gilas for being 'hugely respectful' of haka dance, bears no ill will toward booing fans NZ manager lauds Gilas for being 'hugely respectful' of haka dance, bears no ill will toward booing fans](http://contents.spin.ph/image/haka-dance-JA-070816.jpg)
NZ manager lauds Gilas for being 'hugely respectful' of haka dance, bears no ill will toward booing fans
![Basketball - FIBA World Cup - First Round - Group F - Montenegro v New Zealand - Gymnasium of Youth Olympic Games Sport Park, Nanjing, China - September 3, 2019 New Zealand Basketball - FIBA World Cup - First Round - Group F - Montenegro v New Zealand - Gymnasium of Youth Olympic Games Sport Park, Nanjing, China - September 3, 2019 New Zealand](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EDRYW3/basketball-fiba-world-cup-first-round-group-f-montenegro-v-new-zealand-gymnasium-of-youth-olympic-games-sport-park-nanjing-china-september-3-2019-new-zealand-players-perform-the-haka-dance-before-the-match-reutersedgar-su-2EDRYW3.jpg)
Basketball - FIBA World Cup - First Round - Group F - Montenegro v New Zealand - Gymnasium of Youth Olympic Games Sport Park, Nanjing, China - September 3, 2019 New Zealand
![When New Zealand Basketball Left Team USA Speechless After Incredible Haka Performance - Fadeaway World When New Zealand Basketball Left Team USA Speechless After Incredible Haka Performance - Fadeaway World](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTgyNzI0MDQxNzQyNzU1MjM1/221119532_403981581157811_7107066626808903947_n.jpg)