Like most professional athletes during the coronavirus pandemic, former NBA center and current Australian NBL player Andrew Bogut is staying close to home, not doing much besides spending time with his family.
FILE PHOTO: Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Semi Finals - Spain v Australia - Wukesong Sport Arena, Beijing, China - September 13, 2019 Australia's Andrew Bogut in action REUTERS/Thomas Peter
The 35-year-old, 14-year NBA veteran was planning to retire after playing for his native Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But those games have been pushed back a year, and Bogut told an Australian news program in a report Sunday that the delay could mean the end of his career.“To be able to kiss your kids goodnight and put them down every night ... I’ve appreciated doing that,” he continued.
Bogut helped Australia finish fourth in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. That success, combined with the fact that Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons could play for Australia in the Olympics after missing the World Cup, had Bogut anticipating this summer’s games.“We’ve been tantalizingly close, and the squad we’re going to have is arguably going to be the best squad in the history of the Boomers, on paper at least,” Bogut told the show.
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