Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will feature for Australia at the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The 76ers' NBA season came to an end with a thrilling loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Sunday.
In a video posted on Weibo, Simmons announced he would be representing the Boomers in China.
"I'm happy to say I'm looking forward to representing my country Australia in the upcoming @FIBA World Cup in China," he wrote on the post.
— Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) May 15, 2019
Australia are scheduled to face the United States in August before the World Cup begins.
They will meet Canada, Senegal and Lithuania in Group H at the World Cup, with their first game on September 1.