Aussie basketball star Josh Giddey has been photographed having fun with an evening out with a Melbourne mannequin and former AFL WAG.
Maki Lesko posted the images to her 74,000 Instagram followers, displaying herself and Giddey dancing in a nightclub and using in a automobile whereas Giddey checked his cellphone.
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Lesko labels herself Russian, Polish and Australian in her Insta bio and is represented by modelling businesses in Australia and the US.
Giddey is again in Australia following the tip of his NBA marketing campaign with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, who have been knocked out within the second spherical of the playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA title on Tuesday with a 4-1 collection victory over the Mavericks.
Blonde stunner Lesko has made headlines prior to now after attending the 2022 Essendon finest and fairest awards with Bomber Ben Hobbs.
Giddey, 21, can be a key member of Australia’s staff for the upcoming Paris Olympic Video games.
He has additionally been the topic of commerce rumours after he was benched for the primary time in his profession throughout the top-seeded Thunder’s postseason run.
The Insta posts observe a police and NBA investigation into claims Giddey had an inappropriate relationship with a minor within the US.
In January, the Newport Seaside Police Division in California introduced the Aussie wouldn’t face prices after it was “unable to corroborate any legal exercise”.
The NBA then got here to an analogous conclusion in Could, closing its personal investigation days after Giddey’s season ended.
Giddey is within the third yr of a four-year, $41 million contract and is eligible for an extension this low season.
He confronted the press in Could and admitted there have been “days the place you don’t really feel like getting away from bed” as he handled the investigations.
The No. 6 choose within the 2021 NBA Draft was relentlessly booed by opposition followers each time he touched the ball as soon as the allegations surfaced, together with within the playoffs, whereas he obtained staunch assist in residence video games.
He averaged 12.3 factors per sport, together with 6.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 25.1 minutes on courtroom final season, all profession lows, as he confronted a diminished function with a promising OKC staff that completed with a West-leading 57-25 document.
The purpose guard is hopeful his profession can proceed with the Thunder.
“Yeah, I adore it right here,” he stated at season’s finish. “It is a residence away from residence.
“I really like all the things about this place, town, the followers.
“The organisation high to backside is simply unbelievable individuals all through the constructing and getting to come back right here to work day by day is a variety of enjoyable. It doesn’t really feel like work.”
