Delly's Game 3 heroics emulate iconic NBA finals

Matthew Dellavedova has confirmed to Code Sports he is targeting a fourth Olympics in 2028 as he continues to take his body and mind beyond a normal human’s limits in pursuit of an elusive NBL championship.

While most near-35-year-old athletes are preparing to fade into the sunset, Dellavedova is just days removed from pushing himself so hard in game three of the NBL grand final he was forced to vomit as his exhausted body surrendered after the win over Illawarra.

His desire to lift the NBL trophy was written all over Sunday’s dominant double-double (16 points, 11 assists), which buried the Hawks on their home court.

The NBA title-winner etched his name in the record books as the first player in NBL championship history to record 11 assists and 0 turnovers.

Dellavedova’s post-game spew in the ‘Gong evoked memories of his iconic effort guarding Steph Curry in game three of the 2015 NBA Finals between Cleveland and Golden State.

The boy from Maryborough in regional Victoria pushed himself so hard chasing Curry that Cavs doctors had to send him to hospital on a stretcher to go on an IV drip because he was suffering from severe dehydration and cramping

Dellavedova is aiming to collect his first professional title since 2016, when he won the NBA championship alongside the legendary LeBron James.

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