New Zealand Basketball Team Perform 'Haka', the Maori Ceremonial Dance, Ahead of FIBA World Cup 2023 Clash Against USA (Watch Video)
'Haka' is generally performed by the New Zealand Rugby team as an act of motivation, a 'War Cry' which gets the players pumping ahead of the game and scares the opposition.
New Zealand basketball team is currently playing in the ongoing FIBA World Cup 2023. Ahead of their match against USA, they performed the iconic 'haka', the Maori ceremonial dance performed generally by the 'All Blacks', New Zealand national Rugby team. The feet stomping, fists pumping, vocal chords straining dance performance creates a psychological impact in the oppositions mind even before the game starts and also represents the background the New Zealand players come from.
New Zealand Basketball Team Perform 'Haka'
Intense! New Zealand does the 'Haka', the Maori ceremonial dance before their game against the USA.
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