Thon Maker, who has played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers, is unable to participate in the 2024 Olympics.
Thon Maker most recently played in the NBA during the 2020-21 season when he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers."Sad day today. I began this process on April 5th and unfortunately my letter of clearance in playing for Basketball Australia arrived too late for the FIBA process. It has been decided that South Sudan federation claim for me is too late. The appeal is going to continue but no chance for these Olympics.
South Sudanese Australian Thon Maker won't play for South Sudan in the Olympics in basketball. Sad news for him, the South Sudanese basketball team potentially could be one of the stories to watch at the ParisMaker has career averages of 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest while shooting 43.5% from the field and 32.7% from the three-point range in 263 regular season games.
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