Australia will be without Dante Exum at this year's Rio Olympics.
The Utah Jazz on Sunday said their NBA point guard would not participate in next month's selection camp or the Games to instead focus on training and recovery from a knee reconstruction in September last year.
It's a massive blow for the Boomers and their hunt for a maiden Games medal, with likely No.1 NBA Draft pick Ben Simmons already ruling himself out and Golden State Warriors star Andrew Bogut in doubt with knee bruising.
Exum injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing for Australia in a game against Slovenia last August in preparation for the Oceania Olympic qualifiers.