by His basketball skills have embarrassed the best defenses in the world, but the security guard of the Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving Faces, which imposes regulations, resistance and bureaucracy, before he can represent Australia in international competition.
The former American Point Guard revealed at the NBA All-Star weekend in San Francisco at the weekend.
“We are just there and just try to find out what the best route will be for me to be justified,” he said.
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Irving was born in Melbourne in 1992 when his father Drederick was an import for Bulleen Bullets in the South East Australian Basketball League. The family stayed until her son was two years old before returning to the USA.
The 32-year-old Kyrie was the first draft of the NBA in 2011 and played for the team USA at the Olympic Games in Rio in Rio.
Despite the all-star game for the Mavericks, he has enjoyed U.S. officials out of favor with US officials and was overlooked for the Paris Olympic team, which won gold last year.
The rules of the international basketball management committee prevent a player who played as an adult for a nation to represent a second unless the general secretary of sport is exemption.
Irving admitted that “there is a lot of paperwork” before he could wear green and gold, and revealed that the team had to decide whether they allow such a change or not.
“To be honest, if I can be an Aussie in my career at some point, it would be great,” he said.
The FIBA rules are intended to protect the integrity of international competition and prevent those with several nationalities from changing loyalty from a mood.
Only under “extraordinary circumstances” will the Secretary General of Fiba – currently Andreas Zagklis – approve the change, and only if it is “the best interests of basketball”, according to the rules of FIBA. The considerations include whether this will affect the competitive amount of international competitions and the circumstances in the previous nation.
Another former team USA player, Klay Thompson – and a teammate from Irving in Dallas – was in discussions last year to represent the Bahamas, the land of the birth of his father. His attempts ultimately failed.
Irving’s case appears stronger than Thompsons because it was born in Australia. However, there is no guarantee that Irving will find in the Boomer plans in the coming years. The position of the head coach has not yet been filled since Brian Goorjian resigned after the Paris games.
Irving would be from the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 36 in 2028, and the Australia Return Hof went through an extension process and is now being made by 21-year-old Dyson Daniels, 22-year-old Josh Giddey and Dante Exum, the 29-year-old, the 29-year-old guided. Alt, who is a teammate from Irving in Dallas.
Basketball Australia refused to comment on Irving’s situation.
