Tall Blacks forward Duane Bailey is in doubt for the start of the Oceania series against Australia after spending last night in hospital with a stomach bug.
But while he has since been released and still has a chance to play, injury has forced Australia to replace one NBA player with another in the form of Patty Mills.
"It doesn't change much for us," says forward Tom Abercrombie. "For us it's about preparing the best that we can and going out and executing our stuff."
The Tall Blacks showed they're doing that, claiming the Stankovic Cup in China during their build up to the Oceania series.
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