'Anti-Australian conspiracy': MP protests at NBA snub to Ben Simmons

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  • Exclusion from All-Star team raised in parliament
  • Melbourne-born Philadelphia star could yet be selected

The case for Ben Simmons to be included in the NBA All-Star team has gone all the way to the Australian federal parliament.

MP Tim Watts made an impassioned plea on Thursday for the Philadelphia 76ers player to become the first Australian to make the prestigious line-up.

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Go @TimWattsMP ! Couldn’t agree more. https://t.co/H7RGlLAS3V

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