Australia's Simmons ruled out of basketball World Cup

CANBERRA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- NBA All-Star Ben Simmons will not play for Australia at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

In a statement posted on social media on Friday, Basketball Australia (BA) announced that Simmons, 26, is unavailable for the upcoming tournament as he continues to recover from back injury.

"Ben Simmons and the Brooklyn Nets have advised Basketball Australia that Ben is unavailable for the World