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- ↑ PNG’s passion for hoops inspires Khalu Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Davis, Sam, The Northern Beaches News, 8 April 2016. Accessed 22 Oct 2016.
- ↑ International Basketball Federation Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine pg2015.gems.pro, 12 July 2015. Accessed 22 Oct 2016.