Friday, June 27, 2008

American Athlete Playing For Russia In Olympics

Becky Hammon went undrafted during her rookie season, Hammon was signed to the WNBA with the New York Liberty in 1999 and went on to become on the leagues best players today. Shes now come to believe she will not be on the American Olympic team this summer over in China she has decided to instead go and play for Russia even though she isn't a natural born citizen and has only become a immigrant to Russia earlier in the year.

ESPN's Outside The Lines did a piece on this topic and is well worth the watch.


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