Emotional Patty Mills reveals what he will do with his medal after the Boomers claim bronze at the Tokyo Games – and he drops a stunning FORTY-TWO points
Patty Mills has scored 42 points to drag Australia past Slovenia 107-93 to claim bronze and secure the Boomers’ first Olympic men’s basketball medal.
Patty Mills has scored 42 points to drag Australia past Slovenia 107-93 to claim bronze and secure the Boomers’ first Olympic men’s basketball medal.
The Australian flag bearer, in his fourth Olympics, secured the Boomers’ first Games silverware in what was the side’s fifth bronze medal playoff game.
Australia led by 14 points early in the final quarter before NBA All-Star Luka Doncic put Slovenia within three points.
But Dante Exum, Joe Ingles and Matisse Thybulle all stepped up to slow the Slovenian star and helped create Australian men’s basketball history.
‘It’s our culture, at the end of the day, Australian culture, our Aussie spirit,’ an emotional Mills said after winning bronze.
‘It is time to bring an Olympic medal home, back to our country, Australia, so I can hang it up at Mum and dad’s house.’
‘It’s our culture, at the end of the day, Australian culture, our Aussie spirit,’ an emotional Mills said after winning bronze
Australia beat Slovenia 107-93 to claim bronze and secure the Boomers’ first Olympic men’s basketball medal
‘It’s the boys being able to hang together and understand the meaning of what it means to represent your country, and how deep the layers go.
‘For it to just come pouring out in moments like this. Now that we’ve made it over the hill, this is the standard now of Australian basketball form and, and we take nothing less.
‘We say gold vibes only is the standard and we don’t accept anything less, on the court, off the court, all of our preparation, and it pays off in the long run. I don’t know whether to cry, laugh, smile, a lot of emotions.’
They knocked off Doncic’s Slovenia, despite the NBA star posting 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Doncic, wearing a wrist guard after injuring it during their semi-final loss to France, was hassled by Thybulle and the Australian guards throughout the game as they knuckled down on the Slovenian leader.
They knocked off Doncic’s Slovenia, despite the NBA star posting 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
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