{"id":402120,"date":"2024-06-12T03:50:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T03:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=402120"},"modified":"2024-06-12T04:04:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T04:04:52","slug":"boomers-whack-absolute-joke-olympics-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=402120","title":{"rendered":"Boomers whack 'absolute joke' Olympics jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boomers player Josh Giddey branded the jersey he and his teammates will wear at the Paris Olympics an "absolute joke" after images circulated online.<\/p>\n

The jersey features an Indigenous design by Paul Fleming, dubbed "Walking Together" on the side panels.<\/p>\n

David Bosun's artwork "Ngalmun Danalaig" or "Our Way of Life" features on the spine of the jersey.<\/p>\n

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However, it would appear the horizontal chevrons have drawn the ire of current players and former Boomers.<\/p>\n

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The chevron design, which was initially revealed in March, is shared across the various Australian teams competing in France.<\/p>\n

Different sports will carry a variation of the look. The Matildas, for example, will have a grey version of the chevron design.<\/p>\n

Josh Giddey wrote "absolute joke" while Jock Landale said: "Looks like we are off to throw javelin".<\/p>\n

Former Boomers player and controversy king Andrew Bogut said "AOC had Stevie Wonder do the uniforms".<\/p>\n

Matthew Adekponya weighed in too, "Boys about to compete in decathlon".<\/p>\n

\"Athletes<\/p>\n

Giddey's former manager Daniel Moldovan gave a terse assessment on social media.<\/p>\n

"Let's just call a spade a spade. This is a f—— DISGRACE. Yet another embarrassment for a team full of NBA players at the peak of their sport," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n

"Our guys are going to be dressed like marathon runners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"If the old adage of "Look good feel good" has a modicum of truth to it, then our guys are going to be feeling like trash."<\/p>\n

The Boomers will begin their Olympics campaign on July 27 against a yet-to-be-confirmed opponent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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