A hand fracture will keep Tom Abercrombie of the New Zealand Breakers out of action for some time.

The injury news gets worse for the New Zealand Breakers, with key swingman Tom Abercrombie ruled out for four to six weeks with a right hand fracture suffered at practice on Monday.

Scans have revealed the extent of the injury, with a 'clean' fracture meaning Abercrombie will be sidelined for over a month to allow the bone to heal.

"I feel for Tommy, he has been one of our most consistent players throughout the season and was nearing his best form again in recent games," said Breakers head coach Paul Henare.

"He is one of our leaders on and off court and is understandably extremely disappointed to have this happen."

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The Breakers are already searching for an injury replacement for guard Corey Webster and are likely to name an imported player in time for the Australian National Basketball League game against the Sydney Kings in Sydney on December 30, with that player now likely to fill Abercombie's role as small forward.

It's not just the Breakers battling injury woes though - the Kings have confirmed centre Julian Khazzouh won't play at all this season as his quadriceps tendon injury won't heal in time, while the Brisbane Bullets will be without Cameron Bairstow for the rest of their campaign after the Australian Olympic representative tore an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Monday night's home loss to the Illawarra Hawks.