‘Do you know how old I am?’ The secret meeting behind Andrew Gaze’s unlikely rise to join NBA royalty
Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze recounts how a secret 1998 meeting with Gregg Popovich led to his stint with the San Antonio Spurs. Despite initial skepticism due to his age, Gaze joined the team and won an NBA championship in 1999.
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It provides a human-interest perspective on the career path of an international athlete and the history of the NBA.
BASKETBALL NBA ‘Do you know how old I am?’ The secret meeting behind Andrew Gaze’s unlikely rise to join NBA royalty Spurs takedown OKC Thunder in game 7 | 01:36 Jai Shadlow from Fox Sports June 4th, 2026 10:10 am Twenty-seven years after the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks met in the 1999 NBA Finals, basketball fans are on the verge of witnessing the long-awaited rematch .
The article is a sports-focused retrospective based on an interview with the subject.
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