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Video: Tall Blacks perform Haka at Basketball World Cup

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The New Zealand national basketball team leaves the USA stunned after performing a Haka ahead of their World Cup game.

New Zealand's national basketball team performed a Haka ahead of their World Cup game against the United States at the current tournament taking place in Spain.

The Tall Blacks took to the court ahead of tipoff to perform the traditional Maori war dance made famous by the country's rugby team.

New Zealand's team perform a haka before the 2014 FIBA World basketball championships group C match Finland vs New Zealand at the Bizkaia Arena in Bilbao on September 4, 2014© Getty Images

The performance seemed to leave their opponents stunned, although the defending champions recovered to beat New Zealand 98-71.

Watch the New Zealanders in action below:

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