Why Andrew Bogut has bittersweet feeling over NBA exhibition series in Melbourne

Andrew Bogut admits he has a bittersweet feeling about an NBA team heading to Melbourne for a series of exhibition matches later this year.

Fresh off the news that the MCG will host Australia’s first-ever regular-season NFL game in 2026, it’s been revealed Rod Laver Arena will play host to multiple matches involving a NBA team playing against a local NBL franchise.

The basketball great told Tony Moclair he was thrilled to see the matches, but wonders whether the state can afford it amid crippling debt.

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“It’s bitter,” he said on 3AW Afternoons.

“Victoria’s debt keeps climbing and they’ve just bid for another sporting event.”

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