@@thomasbishop5390 I don’t wanna start a war in the comments, I don’t mean to get disrespectful here, but the Haka is a cool and great tradition for New Zealand. I’m proud of those New Zealand players for doing a great tradition.
@@st4r444no steven adams doesnt play for nz because when he was trying to play for the u19 national team he didn’t have money so bbnz basically rejected him but now that he’s an nba player steven still refuses to play for nz
@@aaronlo313I saw Dillon Boucher CEO of Basketball NZ, saying he'd been in touch with Steven Adams and he was interested in playing at the recent Fiba World Cup but was injured. He may come back if NZ qualify for the Olympics.
I agree, the rugby version is the best because they put all the emotions in it in addition to the facial expressions, the tongue wagging and the bulging eyes!!
@@MericanMade24 Do you realise there are four times as many registered rugby players in the states as there is in New Zealand ? You wouldnt cause you're ignorant. The basketball equivalent in terms of player numbers is astronomical, yet we can still hold an NBA laden USA to a moderate score. This game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. And that's without an injured Steven Adams who was set to play.
Worked pretty well. They subdued a team full of NBA players for three quarters. And in the early 2000s they were semi finalists at the Fiba World Cup. They also won the 2015 Fiba U18 3x3 tournament defeating Argentina in the final, who beat the USA in the semi finals. Four dudes doing a haka hits different. So much pride and tradition when they perform it, even though only two were Maori. Check it out on the Fiba 3x3 channel where there is a clip showing it. It was outside in the city in some European country. The crowd absolutely loved it and they became crowd favourites. People were mesmerised by it.
I actually like this. I love and respect cultural and traditional displays from other nations. It is educational and interesting and even entertaining. Mad respect to New Zealand.
It's less about intimidation and more about uplifting ones spirits in unison to face the battle. In old times, very rarely (but sometimes) did they do this war dance in front of their enemy. It was usually performed before heading out to raid or battle. So there was in fact no one to intimidate. Occasionally there were pitched battles where they would haka to each other but not usually. So it's about energy creation. When you do a haka, you become almost in a trance and you feel ten feet tall. The NZ rugby team have been doing a haka before kick off for 130 years. They have a 80% historical win rate. It's a tangible force I assure you. If they wired someone doing a haka up to the sensors and scans the screen would be going off the charts.
At least blacks got rythm...😂😂😂u don't like it go watch hockey..matter fact go back Europe where your four fathers came from originaly u wont have problem with blacks ..
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. And the New Zealand rugby team beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns. Ask those boys if they were intimidated. NZ, a team full of brick shithouses, and the most dominant rugby team in history, get to put hands on you two minutes after that haka ends.
@@zeynelbuyuksahin4867I understand you're thinking. Imagine if every team wanted to do a cultural performance. The haka has been a rugby tradition for 130 years. But other sports only started doing them in the 80s 90s and 2000s. Fifa does not allow it but our soccer team never did one anyway because not many Maori play soccer. Our women's soccer team(women do a different style of haka) did do a haka for the crowd after the game one year though at the 2011 Fifa Women's World Cup because one of the girls that year was Maori and led the haka. It's just a NZ tradition now. But I understand where youre coming from.
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. Imagine if Steven Adams had been playing. It might have been squeaky bum time for the USA. NZ have shown form before at this tournament. And NZ made the semi finals at the Fiba World Cup in the early 2000s. Also NZ won the Fiba World U18 3x3 tournament in 2015. They beat Argentina who had beaten the USA in the other semi. When four young dudes do a haka it hits different. There is a clip of it on the Fiba 3x3 UA-cam channel. So of course NZ is not one of the great basketball countries, but we hold our own for a country of 5 million. Rugby is our game. Our national team the All Blacks are the most dominant rugby team in history. They beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns. And although a minor sport in America, they still have twice the amount of registered rugby players than New Zealand. Ain't that something ?
@@biscuit_eaterthey’re doing a spirit dance before a basketball game… def think they deserved to get flamed, put more effort into practicing the game and less time working on that nonsense
@@zachlesk5685Bro no way you just called it nonsense, this is the triditional of Maori cultrural no matter they lose or not you dont understand anything
@@yuliacao233 I understand that sports are sports, what does culture have to do with that? Yes you’re their representing your country but you don’t get bonus points for a spirit dance before the game. You wouldn’t bring religion into sports so why bother bringing culture. Everyone’s there to do the same thing, dance when you get home
@@zachlesk5685 Bro ur definitely like 9. It is an important part of their culture and they do it in every sport. Do you think they are not practicing? There's no point conversing with someone who doesn't understand culture and representing their country.
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. The New Zealand rugby team, the most dominant rugby team in history, beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns.
@@quavisjohnson6722 And if the big man Steven Adams wasn't injured, it might have been squeaky bum time for the USA. He's hoping to come in if NZ qualify for the Olympics. They are still in with a chance. NZ actually made the semi finals at a Fiba World Cup in the early 2000s. And a NZ U18 team won the 2015 Fiba World U18 3x3 tournament, defeating Argentina in the final who had beaten the USA in the semi finals. The haka hits different when there's only four young dudes doing it. Especially since they were the biggest and most physical team in the tournament. They became crowd favourites instantly. The sizeable european crowd were spellbound and went totally silent then broke out in rapturous applause. There's a short clip of it on the Fiba 3x3 UA-cam channel.
The Gringos are telling themselves, we have to play with these clowns? Next time the USA team should do what they do best, bring baseball bats to counter.
Lmao Bobby Portis look like he ready to rush them 🤣🤣
Yes, 🤣
One of my favourite sport traditions in the world
Its not just a sport tradition it comes from their countries natives, but yes its amazing.
Uno de los mejores hakas que hicieron el seleccionado de básquet. Siempre se lo compara con el de rugby, pero cada uno tiene su originalidad.
Bobby Portis reaction reminded me of James harden at 2014 FIBA😂😂😂
@@thomasbishop5390 I don’t wanna start a war in the comments, I don’t mean to get disrespectful here, but the Haka is a cool and great tradition for New Zealand. I’m proud of those New Zealand players for doing a great tradition.
He wpuld of gpt a meke 1-2 from hdog
🤣🤣
I want to see Steven Adams do this.
He doesnt want to for a losing team
@@st4r444no steven adams doesnt play for nz because when he was trying to play for the u19 national team he didn’t have money so bbnz basically rejected him but now that he’s an nba player steven still refuses to play for nz
Steven Adams was interested in playing at the last Fiba World Cup but was injured. He may come back if New Zealand qualify for the Olympics.
@@aaronlo313I saw Dillon Boucher CEO of Basketball NZ, saying he'd been in touch with Steven Adams and he was interested in playing at the recent Fiba World Cup but was injured. He may come back if NZ qualify for the Olympics.
@@JaemanEdwards mb i didnt know, thx for the info/update
Intimidating the opponent never really works…😂
Well they gotta do their tradition
Wait until your watch their rugby
And yes it’s the tradition
Damn! Keep your ignorance to yourself mate!
It’s a tradition, not for intimidation lol
Respect Haka in Basketball and Rugby
Cultural display at it's finest
So cool! Great tradition
Sorry it’s just doesn’t look good when they dance Haka in basketball neither in football. 😄 only in rugby guys! 🏉
I agree, the rugby version is the best because they put all the emotions in it in addition to the facial expressions, the tongue wagging and the bulging eyes!!
Nz cricket team should do this too
New Zealand give them power
Horrible audio.
The look on Walker Kessler's face says it all😅😅
I feel bad they lost 110-80 Atleast they had heart 💪🏼
it was 99-72
Lol close enough
@@giorgiosbotis1169New Zealand rugby team beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns.
@@JaemanEdwardsRugby isn’t our sport. Literally no one plays it over here but if we did I’m 100% sure we would beat them easily hands down.
@@MericanMade24 Do you realise there are four times as many registered rugby players in the states as there is in New Zealand ? You wouldnt cause you're ignorant. The basketball equivalent in terms of player numbers is astronomical, yet we can still hold an NBA laden USA to a moderate score. This game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. And that's without an injured Steven Adams who was set to play.
USA:💀💀💀💀
New Zealand:👻😈😈
RESPECT ❤❤❤
It may work in rugby but definitely not basketball
Basketball isn’t they’re national game. Take them on in a Rugby match, and remember, helmets or padding.
Worked pretty well. They subdued a team full of NBA players for three quarters. And in the early 2000s they were semi finalists at the Fiba World Cup. They also won the 2015 Fiba U18 3x3 tournament defeating Argentina in the final, who beat the USA in the semi finals. Four dudes doing a haka hits different. So much pride and tradition when they perform it, even though only two were Maori. Check it out on the Fiba 3x3 channel where there is a clip showing it. It was outside in the city in some European country. The crowd absolutely loved it and they became crowd favourites. People were mesmerised by it.
This reminds me of the all blacks they look so strong and intimidating
Lebrons dance alone would enough to counter this😂
Them us players saying in their minds "Were gonna bust yo ass by at least 20"
If team USA faced New Zealand in the Olympics
I want to see the reaction of
LeBron James
Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry
Reuben Te rangi, I think his a native New Zealand a real Maori. Shirt 1
There are a few maori players in the Tall Blacks
Basketball's come a long way in NZ. Nothing better when it's done against the Aussies. Just saying 😊
You almost feel like after this haka, they'll do dunks & only dunks all game... 😅
Bobby Portis Ready to do the drug raid run 😂
I actually like this. I love and respect cultural and traditional displays from other nations. It is educational and interesting and even entertaining. Mad respect to New Zealand.
I'm sure this is exactly what their ancestors created this tradition for, sport events.
😂
It actually was. You sound ignorant.
I remember when Draymond saw this the first time…he wondered why I can’t do this to my opponents ROFLL
I had this game in the background and had no idea what was going on.... i turned around and just saw this and it was .... it was something 😬
Next time worry about winning instead of doing hakas
They knew fully well they eere gonna lose and stil did this.
Its for the culture bruh
This game was razor close for three quarters. NZ were even up by 10 at one point.
The NZ rugby team beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns.
Where the heck is Steven Adams?
Its iconic
Why are so much of you disrespecting the haka it’s a cultural dance it makes me sad how everyone is like this get some respect
Yea I don’t like the disrespect either, but y’all did get blown out
Because it’s lame, we’re playing basketball here…
This only intimidates opponents in rugby.
It's less about intimidation and more about uplifting ones spirits in unison to face the battle. In old times, very rarely (but sometimes) did they do this war dance in front of their enemy. It was usually performed before heading out to raid or battle. So there was in fact no one to intimidate. Occasionally there were pitched battles where they would haka to each other but not usually. So it's about energy creation. When you do a haka, you become almost in a trance and you feel ten feet tall. The NZ rugby team have been doing a haka before kick off for 130 years. They have a 80% historical win rate. It's a tangible force I assure you. If they wired someone doing a haka up to the sensors and scans the screen would be going off the charts.
If I can memorize the words, it will be awesome.🤣🤣
And then the US team went on to beat them by 27 points lol
History repeats itself
Blackmurican: 👀👀👀👀👀👀
Why don't they do it in cricket
Imagine a team needs to prepare for the dance instead of focusing on game strategy
leave it to the all blacks i reckon.
U can go play for Europe if u want . Shouldn’t be hard trying out
At least blacks got rythm...😂😂😂u don't like it go watch hockey..matter fact go back Europe where your four fathers came from originaly u wont have problem with blacks ..
To do this and go get yo a$$ beat is CRAZY
😂😂 you wrong now bro 😂😂
they loss by like 30 pt 😂😂😂😂
The haka looks intimidating
Dont laugh challenge
Real intimidating, let's dance and get beat by 30!
It’s a cultural dance please don’t be disrespectful
@@super_whitz3203let them join a tournament for cultural folklore dancing. Do you think that the world cup is a high school musical scene?
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage.
And the New Zealand rugby team beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns. Ask those boys if they were intimidated.
NZ, a team full of brick shithouses, and the most dominant rugby team in history, get to put hands on you two minutes after that haka ends.
@@zeynelbuyuksahin4867I understand you're thinking. Imagine if every team wanted to do a cultural performance. The haka has been a rugby tradition for 130 years. But other sports only started doing them in the 80s 90s and 2000s. Fifa does not allow it but our soccer team never did one anyway because not many Maori play soccer. Our women's soccer team(women do a different style of haka) did do a haka for the crowd after the game one year though at the 2011 Fifa Women's World Cup because one of the girls that year was Maori and led the haka. It's just a NZ tradition now. But I understand where youre coming from.
Haka is a Joke in basketball 🏀 except for Rugby it doesn't suit anywhere
They dance haka before chess match
They know they're getting their a$$es handed no matter what they do. 😅
I’d be mad to have to stand there and watch that bs
They Look dissapio,ted
this is supposed to intimidate the opponents?
No... its part of tradition and culture
It's seems Haka will always remain with the All Blacks.
The All Blacks have been performing a haka before kick off for 130 years. They have an 80% win rate.
no lo se Rick, no intimidan como los All Black B)
Just a noise, they don’t have any achivement.
Nice dance. Start practicing basketball more though
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage. Imagine if Steven Adams had been playing. It might have been squeaky bum time for the USA. NZ have shown form before at this tournament.
And NZ made the semi finals at the Fiba World Cup in the early 2000s. Also NZ won the Fiba World U18 3x3 tournament in 2015. They beat Argentina who had beaten the USA in the other semi. When four young dudes do a haka it hits different. There is a clip of it on the Fiba 3x3 UA-cam channel.
So of course NZ is not one of the great basketball countries, but we hold our own for a country of 5 million. Rugby is our game. Our national team the All Blacks are the most dominant rugby team in history. They beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns. And although a minor sport in America, they still have twice the amount of registered rugby players than New Zealand. Ain't that something ?
This is just try to make fear😅
ang lakas manindak ng haka
we call it in our school kapa haka
Yo I’m in the kapa haka
LOL owairaka or what?
Why Nobody laughts?😂
Cause they are mature and respectful. The opposite of yourself.
How did my team USA not laugh in their face 😂 love that we mopped them 🇺🇸
Bro ur so disrespectful
@@biscuit_eaterthey’re doing a spirit dance before a basketball game… def think they deserved to get flamed, put more effort into practicing the game and less time working on that nonsense
@@zachlesk5685Bro no way you just called it nonsense, this is the triditional of Maori cultrural no matter they lose or not you dont understand anything
@@yuliacao233 I understand that sports are sports, what does culture have to do with that? Yes you’re their representing your country but you don’t get bonus points for a spirit dance before the game. You wouldn’t bring religion into sports so why bother bringing culture. Everyone’s there to do the same thing, dance when you get home
@@zachlesk5685 Bro ur definitely like 9. It is an important part of their culture and they do it in every sport. Do you think they are not practicing? There's no point conversing with someone who doesn't understand culture and representing their country.
Looks like maoe from moanaa
Lost by 60 lmao
Got beaten by usa😂
Bro it’s about the culture
So corny
fifa world cup?
Is that a joke?!!! Thats the worst Haka performance ive ever seen. So lame no energy no voice.
Bro get USA to do the haka i dare you 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂 goh
All that to lose by 30
That game was razor close for three quarters. New Zealand were even up by 10 at one stage.
The New Zealand rugby team, the most dominant rugby team in history, beat the USA by the equivalent of 15 touchdowns.
Respect
@@quavisjohnson6722 And if the big man Steven Adams wasn't injured, it might have been squeaky bum time for the USA. He's hoping to come in if NZ qualify for the Olympics. They are still in with a chance. NZ actually made the semi finals at a Fiba World Cup in the early 2000s.
And a NZ U18 team won the 2015 Fiba World U18 3x3 tournament, defeating Argentina in the final who had beaten the USA in the semi finals. The haka hits different when there's only four young dudes doing it. Especially since they were the biggest and most physical team in the tournament. They became crowd favourites instantly. The sizeable european crowd were spellbound and went totally silent then broke out in rapturous applause. There's a short clip of it on the Fiba 3x3 UA-cam channel.
@@JaemanEdwards New Zealand is pretty good
Horror new Zealand
Commence to lose by 30. 😂
This the rest of the world dude was talking about huh
Te rangi 🤡
Bwahahahahaha
WTF LOL
The Gringos are telling themselves, we have to play with these clowns? Next time the USA team should do what they do best, bring baseball bats to counter.
One look at the comment section and you can immediately tell USA is the most beautiful country in the whole damn world
Ikr!
110-80…. That worked
Bro it’s about the culture
Still lost the game gaga cringe performance
Bro it’s about the culture it’s not like USA would ever do the haka
Goofy.
Cringe
Bro respect who we are this is our culture
Doing all this just to lose by 27 lmao
Dey do all dis to get smacked
Bro respect them
😂😂😂😂😂