Boomers players
This captain of the Boomers has played for Australia 5 times
Patty Mills
The first Olympics that Patty Mills and Joe Ingles played in
2008
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“Build those bonds a lot of us had from the early days"
Alliteration
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Newspaper article “Boom time for basketball” projected
Lebron James
This Boomers player had a tragic injury at the 2020 Olympic games
Aron Baynes
The team that the Boomers played in the Bronze medal match of the 2020 Olympics
Slovenia
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"You feel like you've let the whole country down."
Hyperbole
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Athletes in recovery/physio – balancing on ball to gain strength, taping up ankle, stretching on foam roller
Cause and Effect
In the past five years, this player has been on the roster of the Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns
Kevin Durant
This player for the Portland Trailblazers was born and raised in Arizona, USA
Matisse Thybulle
The 2019 championship where the Boomers came 4th
FIBA world cup
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“We’ve got guys that are all different, all different phases of their career, all done different things, all different off the court. But we come together as a national team. That’s what makes it fun.”
Repetition
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Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander flags hung under basketball and legends of basketball
Positioning
This player for the Phoenix Suns was a first-round draft pick in 2015
Devin Booker
This player for the Chicago Bulls was a new addition for the 2020 olympics.
Josh Giddey
The team that knocked the Boomers out of the 2016 Olympics
Spain
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“it was a massive message to know how diverse out team was. We’re all Australian and we’re all coming together to be able to achieve something for our country”
High Modality
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Players hugging and camera zooming in on still image
Close up
The first Australian player ever to be a first round draft pick in the NBA
Andrew Bogut
This player for Melbourne United currently holds the record for most Olympic assists
Matthew Dellavedova
The player whose injury and unexpected early retirement put him out of the running for the 2020 squad
Andrew Bogut
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“When you look at Team Australia they have such a dedication to their country. You see a lot of the start players commit Summer after summer after summer of national team basketball.”
Evaluative Language
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Boomers players have slumped shoulders after the Bronze medal match at the 2019 FIBA world cup
Body language
This player for the Milwaukee Bucks is the only player other than Durant on the 2020 squad to win two gold medals
Jrue Holiday