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Becky’s really playing for Russia

by Joe on April 9th, 2008

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As I touched upon last month, Becky Hammon is going to play for Russia in the 2008 Olympics.

From what Becky told the Associated Press, she’d have played for USA if given the chance to compete, but you can’t really fault her for wanting to play for Team Russia rather than sitting at home during the WNBA break this season.

“If I thought there was any indication that I could play with USA Basketball, I probably wouldn’t have done it,” she said. “I feel good (about the decision). If you had asked me a couple of months ago I would have had mixed emotions.

“But my options were to sit on my couch and watch the Olympics, or play in the Olympics. It made it an easy decision.”

I’m sure this will be a contentious issue for some people, but it’s not like she’s renouncing her citizenship. Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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