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Ben Simmons wants to play for Australia in FIBA World Cup. What it means for the Nets - The Athletic
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Australia HC Told Ben Simmons He's 'Not Recruiting' Nets Star to Play for Team, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Ben Simmons: 76ers star to play on Australian Olympic basketball team - Sports Illustrated
NBA 2022: Australians in the NBA, Ben Simmons return at Brooklyn Nets, Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels ankle injury
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Ben Simmons pulls out of FIBA Basketball World Cup, Boomers team, Australia
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Erase those memories': Ben Simmons urged not to quit Australian basketball team's Olympics tilt, NBA
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Ben Simmons pulls out of Australia's Olympic basketball team to focus on skills development, Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
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Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
Ben Simmons pulls out of Australia's 2023 FIBA World Cup campaign, and won't play for Australian Boomers
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Ben Simmons won't play FIBA World Cup for Australian Boomers - ESPN
Dream come true': Boom times for Josh Giddey, Dyson Daniels, but wait on Ben Simmons ahead of men's FIBA basketball World Cup
Basketball Within Borders - Ben Simmons' history of quitting on teams goes further back than most people realise. All the signs were there from a young age. An 18-year-old Simmons arrived at