For five excruciating hours Patrick Mills sat patiently in New York's Madison Square Garden theatre watching 54 other young basketball prodigies realise their dreams and receive an invitation to the NBA.
Mills' long night ends in Portland
Mills' long night ends in Portland
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.