BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Basketball Australia and its men's and women's professional leagues announced on Wednesday an online safety platform to help athletes and teams protect themselves from social media abuse.

The move couldn't come any sooner for Scott Roth , a former NBA player and assistant coach with several teams including the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistions.

The Cleveland, Ohio-born Roth has coached the Tasmania JackJumpers men's National Basketball League team since the club's inaugural season in 2021, leading the team to a league championship in 2024.

This season, Roth delivered an emotional post-game news conference where he talked about distressing abuse that had been directed at players and their families for weeks. Roth said the issue escalated when a person wish

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