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John Wall traveled to Australia to join South East Melbourne Phoenix, a team he partially owns, and see their practices while working out himself. He still wishes to come back to the NBA, but doesn't rule out a possibility of playing in the NBL.

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John Wall is currently out of the NBA, still pursuing a comeback to the league. In his free time, he decided to fly to Melbourne, Australia, to visit the club he is a part-owner of - South East Melbourne Phoenix.

John Wall

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Wall is going to stay in the country until Monday, November 13th. On Friday, he worked out together with the players on the team.

"Anything to be an owner of is super exciting for me. I know a couple of the guys, I know they played with DeMarcus [Cousins] in Puerto Rico. Just watching the guys play was very exciting for me," he told the media. "Whenever I can help the game grow in different countries and in different places, it's super exciting for me to be hands-on and come and watch these guys working, to let them see the type of work I put in individually at the level I'm at and trying to get back to the NBA."

Wall didn't participate in the team practice fully. Instead, he did some individual drills and observed what was going around.

"I did a little drills, I didn't really scrimmage, I didn't want to scrimmage too much. This is not trying to do too much, but just being around, trying to see the guys," the veteran player said. "I know they're tuning themselves and getting ready for the game on Sunday. Just to see what they go through every day, how their training is compared to my training, different schemes they use, and things like that. It's different, but it's still exciting. It's great basketball and something I can't wait to see in person."

Wall is going to visit Phoenix's game on Sunday against Melbourne United, a team that leads the league at the moment. Meanwhile, the 33-year-old still pursues a comeback to the NBA.

The former All-Star says he still wants to play in the league and loves the process of getting back there.

"I love the game, I still get up every morning at 6 am, [I] work out. I'm still dedicated to getting back in, I think something will happen soon. For me, I still love the grind, I still love to get up and put the work in," he said. "You just saw me work out for an hour, hour-thirty. No matter what, I still love the game. If I still have the hunger and desire to be [in the NBA], I'll continue to chase my dream to get back in. It's just being patient, staying ready, and just letting God do his work, and being ready whenever your name is called."

Asked whether him playing for the Phoenix is a possibility, Wall did not want to get the local media's hopes up, but did not deny it either.

"You never know what the future might hold down the road. I'm not going to make any promises. It's super exciting to put the jersey on. They surprised me. I came with my own workout stuff on, and they said, 'We've got shorts, we've got a jersey.' I turn around, I got my college number with the name on the back. They surprised me, I was super excited for it. That's some memorabilia I get to take home, and hopefully, I can get all the guys to sign it before leaving so I can put it into my little trophy case," he concluded.

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