REPORT: Froling set for remarkable NBL comeback

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

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Harry Froling has worked incredibly hard to gain another opportunity in the League.

Harry Froling is set to make a remarkable comeback to the NBL, signing a two-year deal with the Illawarra Hawks, ESPN’s Olgun Uluc is reporting.

The victim of a life-threatening one-punch attack just two and a half years ago, Froling has worked incredibly hard to gain another opportunity in the League.

Australian big-man Harry Froling has signed a deal with the Illawarra Hawks, sources told ESPN, completing a comeback to pro basketball two-&-a-half years after he was the victim of a one-punch attack that threatened to end his career.

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He is set to step in as an injury replacement player for his brother Sam, sidelined with a serious achilles injury, with a team option on the second year of the contract.

Uluc reports Championship player Hyunjung Lee is set to depart the Hawks, in order to NBA and G League opportunities.

The club is also reportedly still in the mix for MVP nominee Matt Hurt, after a dominant season with the South East Melbourne Phoenix.