“We are looking into it,” NBA spokesman Michael Bass confirmed to this masthead on Saturday.
A Basketball Australia spokeswoman said the sport’s governing body had contacted the Giddey camp,and was monitoring the situation. Giddey,who shone at the recent FIBA World Cup as part of the Australian team,isa key member of the Boomers’ Paris Olympics campaign.
The investigation was first reported byESPN andThe Athletic.
TheWashington Post reported that the age of consent in Oklahoma is 16. Giddey is 21.
Giddey,one of Australia’s highest-profile athletes on the global stage,addressed the allegations in an interview after the Thunder’s practice on Friday (US time).
“I understand the question,obviously,but there’s no further comment right now,” Giddey said.