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July 9th, 2008

The Becky saga continues

It’s almost over, and while the Becky Hammon saga continues, so does the hypocrisy.
Over the past few weeks, another basketballer has made it known he would be playing for another team rather than his home country. Chris Kaman of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers received his German citizenship and will play for their team in […]

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July 2nd, 2008

U.S. women have work cut out for them

This year’s Olympics (less than two months away now) are going to be much different for the United States, especially when you consider they’re the three-time defending gold medalists. Teams from Australia, Russia and Brazil are thought to be top contenders for Olympic Gold, as well as the Americans, but as Bob Kravitz of the […]

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June 7th, 2008

Hammon to be focus of ESPN feature on Olympic decision

Set your DVRs for Sunday morning as ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” will profile Becky Hammon’s decision to play for Russia in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Preview video clip here.
Here’s the full story from ESPN.com: Preview below.
Even though Hammon is not of Russian descent, speaks no Russian and is not a full-time resident, she […]

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March 13th, 2008

Becky’s defecting (kinda)

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(First off, this post needs a hat tip to the newly-found, long-running ChicagoSkyTalk.net)
San Antonio Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon recently gained Russian citizenship and is now able to play for the Russian National Team.
I’m kind of torn on this. To me, one of the things […]

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