Published: July 16, 2019
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Ben Simmons has ruled out playing for the Boomers at the World Cup but says he will return to Australia to be involved in the pre-tournament exhibition games in Perth and Melbourne.
On the day the Philadelphia 76ers confirmed Simmons had signed the richest deal ever by an Australian athlete – a five-year contract extension worth $US170m ($A242m) – the 22-year-old confirmed on social media that he would forego the World Cup in China to instead work on his game before the next NBA season.
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