‘Really hurting’: Aussie ruled out of World Cup in huge blow to Boomers
Australia’s FIBA World Cup hopes suffered a setback on Saturday with the Houston Rockets’ Jock Landale ruled out with a left ankle injury.
“He was really excited about this, so it’s a real kick in the guts, but as far as our belief — that hasn’t waned.” “All the build-up and preparation we go through as athletes just to have it yanked away 12 hours beforehand sucks,” Landale tweeted as the Australian team departed for Japan.The Boomers were already without Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons who opted out of the World Cup, which runs from August 25 to September 10 in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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