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During an NBA All-Star press conference n Chicago, Ben Simmons has said his Philadelphia 76ers’ teammate Matisse Thybulle will play for Australia at this year’s Olympics.<\/p>\n

“Defensively he is much better than what I thought he was going to be,” Simmons said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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