A second team has withdrawn from the National Basketball League for next season, with the Waikato Pistons joining the Otago Nuggets in pulling out of for 2015.
Casey Frank dunks for the Pistons Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The Pistons' withdrawal is due to a deal with a major sponsor falling through that would've underwritten their season, and the NBL will now run an eight-team league next year.
NBL chairman Sam Rossiter Stead says Waikato Basketball's in good shape but they decided it wouldn't be prudent to run the Pistons by themselves.
The Pistons pulled the plug on their season back in 2012 - Otago, Auckland and Canterbury have also all withdrawn from the league for a short time in recent years.
