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Tall Blacks

the men's national basketball representative team of New Zealand.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

the men's national basketball representative team of New Zealand.

Origin: Derived from All Blacks, the nickname of the New Zealand national rugby union team, with "All" replaced by "Tall" in reference to the often well-above-average height of basketball players. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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