 "Scared or confused? US basketball team's priceless reaction to New Zealand's haka")
The haka clearly has the ability to scare the daylights out of opposition teams — as displayed so many times in rugby games featuring New Zealand. But what about basketball? [caption id=“attachment_1695209” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Americans look on as NZ players do the haka. YouTube screengrab[/caption] The Kiwis unleashed their fearsome pre-match dance sequence at the FIBA Basketball World Cup and clearly gave the Americans a fright — or, just confused them. It didn’t work on the court after the game started though — because despite their empty-eyed drop-mouthed expressions in response to the haka, the Americans came out 98-71 winners. Watch the video below — how would you have reacted? Especially when the Tall Blacks stuck out their tongues in that menacing way?
The haka may not have worked on the court though — because despite their empty-eyed drop-mouthed expressions in response to the haka, the Americans came out 98-71 winners.
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