The Tall Blacks won't have the services of Tai Wynyard on their road to the Rio Olympics.
He's instead ruled himself out to focus on his fledgling career at the University of Kentucky, where he's just completed his first season. But most of Wynyard's learning came off the court.
You might not expect it, but Wynyard is relishing a little obscurity back in New Zealand.
"I'd go to the mall and just get stopped constantly," he says.
But, let's be honest, at almost 2.1m, Wynyard stands out anywhere. But here's the thing -- he hasn't even played for Kentucky yet, which says a lot about the size and the following the university has
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