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🥉 HISTORY MADE 🥉
The Boomers have done it- Australia have secured their first ever men’s basketball Olympic medal!
The bronze is coming home! 💚💛
#Tokyo2020
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Patty Mills ~ Tokyo Olympics 2020 ~ First Indigenous Flag Bearer 🌟
Always honoured to have you representing our country, congratulations
@Patty_Mills
💚💛❤️🖤
#TokyoTogether
@AUSOlympicTeam
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BOOMERS WIN!
@Patty_Mills
(30 points) lit up
@marvelstadiumau
in the fourth quarter to propel the Boomers over
@usabasketball
in front of a record 52,000+ fans!
History! 🇦🇺
#GoBoomers
@Melbourne
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The Boomers are on the podium!!
"We've been waiting for this moment for a long time. I don't know whether to laugh, cry, smile, it's a lot of emotions."- Patty Mills.
"It's time to bring the Olympic medal home." 🥉
The drought has officially been broken!
#Tokyo2020
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Australian F1 Driver
@OscarPiastri
will be finding time away from his debut year on the Formula One circuit to follow the Australian Boomers campaign during the
@FIBA
Basketball World Cup! 🏎️
Thanks for the support, Oscar! 💚💛
#WeAreBasketball
#WinForAustralia
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What. A. Match.
The Boomers' come away with the win over Team USA 91-83!!
Massive defensive efforts to save the game in the dying moments!
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At his press conference post game
@Patty_Mills
spoke about how much the
@ashbarty
victory meant to him.
#Wimbledon
❤️💛🖤
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BREAKING NEWS – Basketball Australia is excited to announce the Australian Men’s Basketball Olympic Squad and coaching appointments for
@Tokyo2020
.
Read the full announcement 👉
#WeAreBasketball
#WeAreReady
#Tokyo2020
@AusOlympicTeam
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🥉🥉ROSE GOLD🥉🥉
Our 6th FIBA Women’s World Cup medal has been secured and we could not be more proud of this team!! 💛💚💛💚
WHAT A MOMENT!!
#WeAreBasketball
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BOOMERS | MILLS STEALS THE INBOUND PASS WITH 4.4 LEFT AND THE BOOMERS WIN!!!
🇦🇺Aus 100 - Fra 98🇫🇷
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 30
Rebounds: Baynes, Bogut 6
Assists: Dellavedova 9
The Boomers are now 5-0 heading into the quarter-finals.
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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Intensity lifted! What a complete performance from the Boomers to secure a 19-point win!🔥
#Tokyo2020
#Basketball
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.
@Patty_Mills
is the first ever player to be 10/10 on 3-pointers in the first two games of the season 🔥🔥
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BOOMERS | Final
EVERYBODY BREATHE AGAIN.
🇦🇺 Aus 108 - Can 92 🇨🇦
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Dellavedova 24
Rebounds: Bogut 9
Assists: Ingles 10
On to the next.
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#2019FIBAWC
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Our work here is done. Onto
@Tokyo2020
and let the games begin!
@AUSOlympicTeam
Boomers 🇦🇺 d Argentina 🇦🇷
Boomers 🇦🇺 d USA 🇺🇸
Boomers 🇦🇺 d Nigeria 🇳🇬
Opals 🇦🇺 d USA 🇺🇸
💛💚💛💚
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BOOMERS | Final
Don't look now, but the Boomers are into the
@FIBAWC
final four!
🇦🇺Australia 82 - Czech Republic 70🇨🇿
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 24
Rebounds: Kay 7
Assists: Mills 6
It's time for redemption against Spain.
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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MEET YOUR
@Tokyo2020
MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM! 💚💛
A well rounded mix of Olympic Games’ experience and fresh faces joining the Boomers line up!
Selection details:
@AUSOlympicTeam
#TokyoTogether
#WeAreBasketball
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A picture speaks a thousand words
@Patty_Mills
🇦🇺🇦🇺
Tonight’s the night
@tokyo2020
Opening Ceremony live on Channel 7 & 7plus from 8:30pm (AEST)
📸:
@FIBA
#TokyoTogether
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4️⃣/4️⃣ for the Boomers!! A HUGE second half securing their 38 point win over Argentina!
Bring on the Semi Final against Team USA on Thursday afternoon!!
#tokyo2020
#Basketball
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BOOMERS | Final
🇦🇺AUS 87 - LTU 82🇱🇹
The Boomers win their opening three games at the
@FIBAWC
for the first time ever!
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 23
Rebounds: Baynes 13
Assists: Ingles 8
Bring on the second round!
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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What a win! The Boomers’ show complete domination over Nigeria, claiming a 39-point win!
@ChrisGoulding43
on 🔥 hitting 7x3PT at 100% accuracy!
🇦🇺: 108
🇳🇬: 69
#WeAreBasketball
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What a game from the Opals! A huge fight back spirit shown as they fought back a 13-point lead at half time to take out the win by three points over the USA!
A massive third quarter was the difference for the Opals! 💚💛
🇦🇺: 70 🇺🇸: 67
#WeAreBasketball
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FT: The Boomers sitting at the top of the pool stage!
3/3 🔥🔥
What. A. Game.
#Tokyo2020
#Basketball
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Welcome back
@laurenej15
👏😤
Exclusive
41-year-old
@laurenej15
has been added to the Opals squad for September’s
#FIBAWWC
.
It’s 25 years since she made the national squad for the first time.
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Incredible effort from the Boomers.
Cool, calm & collected when the USA were on the attack.
📊:
Mills: 22pts, 2rb, 4ass
Ingles: 17pts, 4rb, 3ass, 3x3PT
Thybulle: 12pts, 2blk, 3ass, 2x3PT
Goulding: 11pts
Reath: 9pts, 3rb
Huge defence: RBS
Kay 9, Landale 7.
👊👊
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Boomers team have confirmed all team are safe and well. More updates to come this morning.
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IT'S GAME DAY! The Boomers are set to face
@NigeriaBasket
in Game 1 tonight!
Who's pumped?!
#Tokyo2020
#Basketball
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FT: Boomers WIN!!! A great comeback from a slow start to take it by 4pts. 👏
AUS 78 | 74 FRA
#WeAreBasketball
#WinForAustralia
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Andrew Gaze will be elevated to Legend status at the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame, to be celebrated on July 1st.
Congratulations, Andrew 👏
MORE:
#WeAreBasketball
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Lots of love for
@Patty_Mills
today! Congratulations on being named as the ACT Australian of the Year 👏
#WeAreBasketball
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Game Over. Australia finish with an 89-53 win but thoughts are with the safety of all players.
#FIBAWC
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Opponents. Olympic Medallist’s. Teammates!
Blessing your feed with the
@Patty_Mills
x
@KDTrey5
content you need 🥇🥉
#Tokyo2020
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Penny Taylor will be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2022 joining Australians Michele Timms and Lauren Jackson.
Her record speaks for itself.
13 WNBA seasons
3x WNBA champion 🥇 🥇 🥇
3x Olympian 🥈 🥈
FIBA World Championship MVP 🥇
Congrats Penny!
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Congratulations to Sara Blicavs who will join the Opals in Tokyo where she will make her Olympic debut 💚💛
So well deserved,
@SaraBlicavs
🌟
#TokyoTogether
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BOOMERS | Final 2OT
Heartbreak in China after an incredible performance by our Boomers in double-overtime 💔
🇦🇺Australia 88 - Spain 95🇪🇸
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 32
Rebounds: Kay 11
Assists: Dellavedova 9
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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Boomers ➡️ San Antonio Spurs 👊
Congratulations
@JockLandale
on signing a multi year deal with the
@spurs
!
But first...
#Tokyo2020
#Basketball
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FT:
Despite a strong start, the Boomers were ultimately outplayed by Team USA in the second half.
We know the Boomers will be utterly disappointed with the end result, but will regroup and prepare for the Bronze medal match on Saturday night.
It's not over yet!
#Tokyo2020
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After watching The Last Dance this gives closure to every Australian basketball fan. Thank you
@AustralianStory
. 🇦🇺
"If you asked me to do it all over again there's no way I'd leave Luc Longley off my team, no way possible."
How did a kid from WA end up playing for the
@chicagobulls
alongside
@jumpman23
@ScottiePippen
| Watch One Giant Leap
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“Jackson. Jackson. Jackson!”
Re-live all the highlights from the 🐐’s incredible final outing in the green and gold 💛💚
📊: 30pts, 7rbs, 2stl, 1blk
#WeAreBasketball
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Congratulations Josh Giddey!
Selected with Pick No. 6 by Oklahoma City Thunder!
We're so happy for you!
@joshgiddey
#WeAreBasketball
#NBADraft
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**Statement regarding Bec Allen**
Bec took a solid hit to the upper body during the Serbian game last night. She has been assessed by our medical team and has no apparent structural damage. She is with the team and is in good spirits. She will continue to be monitored.
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Basketball Australia has released the following statement.
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FT: The Boomers have defeated Venezuela in a massive win. 🎉
Reath and Giddey dominated the offence with 26pts and 14pts, respectively.
Next up… Brazil - this Wednesday!
AUS 97 | 41 VEN
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History has been made as our very own Lauren Jackson becomes the first Australian player to join the
@Hoophall
Hall of Fame!
Congratulations,
@laurenej15
👏
MORE:
#21HoopClass
#WeAreBasketball
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From the post-match presser:
How's Aron Baynes?
Dr Joe Ingles: "He's fine"
😅😅
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The vlog has dropped from
@MatisseThybulle
. Two fun facts that we didn’t know!
☝️He doesn’t like to wear shoes
✌️Only knew the names of 3 Boomers on day 1 😳
That’s Joe hugging you by the way!
The vlog is exclusive here
🎥
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The 2006 Australian Opals World Championship gold medal team will be inducted into the prestigious Australian Basketball Hall of Fame. The first team to be ever be inducted!
To say that it was well received at their reunion in Sydney today is an understatement! 👏👏👏👏
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SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT | A 17-man squad has been announced for the Australian Boomers ahead of the
@FIBAWC
from August 31 - September 15 featuring nine
@NBA
stars and seven players from the 2016 Rio Olympics:
#GoBoomers
#FIBAWC
#VisitVictoria
#VisitMelbourne
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And here we go QF time for the Boomers.
AUS 🇦🇺 v ARG 🇦🇷
Tuesday 3 August
⏰ 10pm AEST
#Basketball
#Tokyo2020
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Australian Boomers defeat Argentina 87-84 with
@Patty_Mills
on the buzzer for the win. 💚💛 🇦🇺
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BOOMERS | Final
🇦🇺Aus 81 - Sen 68🇸🇳
Joe Ingles finishes one assist shy of a triple-double and Australia move to 2-0 at the
@FIBAWC
!
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 22
Rebounds: Ingles 10
Assists: Ingles 9
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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📊:
Mills: 42PTS, 3RBS, 9AST, 4x3PT
Ingles: 16PTS, 9RBS, 4AST, 4x3PT
Landale: 14PTS, 2RBS
Exum: 12PTS, 2AST, 2x3PT
Thybulle: 11PTS, 5RBS, 4AST, 3STL
Kay: 6PTS, 5RBS, 4STL, 2x3PT
Goulding: 6PTS, 2RBS, 2x3PT
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Mills/Thybulle combo 🙏
Patty Mills finds Matisse Thybulle to put
@aus_boomers
up 4!
3:14 left on NBC Sports Network & .
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Before we head into the quarter final, tell us- who has been your favourite first time Olympic Boomer to watch??
#Tokyo2020
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We caught up with
@MatisseThybulle
for a chat about all things Olympics and what it means to represent the green and gold!
Watch the full video 👉
#Tokyo2020
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BOOMERS | The Boomers may have lost tonight, but they will still play for their FIRST EVER medal in a major tournament on Sunday.
Tip-off is at 6pm (AEST) against either Argentina or France.
An incredible
@FIBAWC
is not over yet.
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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Penny Taylor…
3x Olympian
3x WNBA Champion
3x WNBA All-Star
3x WNBL All-Star Five
2x WNBL MVP
2x WNBL Top Shooter Award
1x FIBA World Cup MVP
1x FIBA World Cup Gold Medalist
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
And now, her name is etched into the
@fiba
Hall of Fame. 🌟🙌…
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VOTE NOW |
@BenSimmons25
is a finalist for the
@Ausport
and
@abcgrandstand
Sports Personality of the Year:
#GoBoomers
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Looking 👌! For the first time ever,
@ThonMaker14
has his name on the back of a Boomers singlet and
@matthewdelly
is also back in the green and gold!
#GoBoomers
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BOOMERS | End of the first OT
🇦🇺Australia 80 - Spain 80🇪🇸
How about a little more basketball, Australia?
Leaders ⬇️
Points: Mills 29
Rebounds: Kay 11
Assists: Dellavedova 9
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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NBA |
@Jonahbolden43
has been drafted by the
@sixers
where he will join
@BenSimmons25
and coach Brett Brown:
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A historical night for not only the Boomers but the whole Australian basketball community.
Highlights & key moments:
#Tokyo2020
🥉🥉
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🥈SILVER GEMS🥈
Not the ultimate result the Gems were hoping for this morning but it was a gallant fight from the girls against the USA, who took out a 70-52 victory to defend their title.
Back to back World Cup Silver medallist’s!! We’re so proud! 💚💛
#WeAreBasketball
#YTG
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It’s 2am in Las Vegas and our teams are tuned into the
@AUSOlympicTeam
announcement! 💚💛
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#ABHoF
| The most decorated Australian basketballer and one of the world’s greatest players, Lauren Jackson’s induction into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame was never in doubt. On May 10th the inevitable will become a reality!
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BTS with the Boomers 🤳
📸 ready
@FIBA
@Joeingles7
@aronbaynes
@Patty_Mills
@MatisseThybulle
@matthewdelly
@daanteee
@DuopReath
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BOOMERS | Thumbs up if you are ready for the Boomers to take the court tonight against Lithuania 👍!
#GoBoomers
#AustraliaGotGame
#FIBAWC
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Not the result we wanted at the final hurdle but what an incredible
@FIBA
World Cup from the
@ChemistWhouse
Australian Opals! Be proud because the whole country is proud of you🥈!
🇦🇺 fall to 🇺🇸 56-73. Smith had 10pts, Magbegor 6 and Cambage had 7 & 14rebs.
#GoOpals
#FIBAWWC
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“What does it mean to me? It’s more about what does it mean to everyone else? The team, the kids coming up, the athletes who have come before me and all Australians” -
@Patty_Mills
after being announced as the
@Tokyo2020
co flag bearer.
#TokyoTogether
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