Now here’s a story for some Olympic small talk.

Becky Hammon is a star in the WNBA, having made multiple All Star games and averaging 18 points last season.  That said, she still didn’t think she’d be good enough to make the 2008 USA Olympic Team.  So what’d she do?

Became a Russian citizen.  She plays in Moscow during the off-season and made it official earlier this year.  Naturally, this caused some controversy and plenty of “traitor” talk.  Team USA Anne Donovan had this to say:

“If you play in this country, live in this country and you grow up in the heartland - and you put on a Russian uniform - you are not a patriotic person, in my mind.”

I agree, Ms. Donovan.  When Michael Redd didn’t get selected for the 2004 Olympic Team, he didn’t move to Yugoslavia where he’d be sure to make the roster.  He kept bowling, driving his Ford, eating hamburgers, and drinking Coors until he made Team USA, which he now is an integral part of.

Enough blabla, here’s a closer look at our traitor:





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