Jock Landale will miss Australia's World Cup flight to Japan, as Jack White is called upon to take up a larger role.
abc.net.au/news/basketball-world-cup-boomers-star-jock-landale-injured/102747488NBA champion Jack White is set for a bigger role with the Boomers at the Basketball World Cup after star centre Jock Landale's crushing ankle injury in Australia's final warm-up match.
Landale missed the Boomers' previous two matches with a similar ankle concern and looks likely to be ruled out of the showpiece tournament. White won the 2023 NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets before signing with Oklahoma City last month.
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