The 2024 Olympics will happen this summer time, and plenty of NBA gamers shall be on completely different rosters from all over the world.
Phoenix Suns participant Bol Bol was anticipated to swimsuit up for South Sudan.
Nonetheless, Leonard Solms (through ESPN) reviews that he is not going to take part resulting from private causes (h/t Evan Sidery).
Via Sidery: “South Sudan introduced Bol Bol is now a late scratch for the Olympics resulting from private causes.
Crew USA will face South Sudan tomorrow in London for an exhibition sport.”
South Sudan introduced Bol Bol is now a late scratch for the Olympics resulting from private causes.
Crew USA will face South Sudan tomorrow in London for an exhibition sport. pic.twitter.com/IefNelbU1E
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) July 19, 2024
Bol Bol was arguably the workforce’s greatest participant, which makes the information unlucky for South Sudan’s probabilities of making a run for a medal.
He’s coming off a yr the place he averaged 5.2 factors and three.2 rebounds per contest whereas capturing 61.6% from the sphere and 42.3% from the three-point vary in 43 video games for the Suns.
In a single sport, he had 25 factors, 14 rebounds, one steal and one block whereas capturing 11/17 from the sphere and a couple of/3 from the three-point vary.
Bol Bol will get UP for the rejection ❌
PHX-DEN on TNT pic.twitter.com/5hb8N4rxhh
— NBA (@NBA) March 6, 2024
Bol Bol was the forty fourth choose within the 2019 NBA Draft after one season of school basketball at Oregon.
He has additionally hung out with the Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic over 5 seasons within the NBA.
The 24-year-old has profession averages of 6.0 factors and three.6 rebounds per contest whereas capturing 55.0% from the sphere and 32.7% from the three-point vary in 166 common season video games.
Bol Bol has additionally appeared in 10 NBA playoff video games with the Nuggets and Suns.