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BAGHDAD A professional basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is banking on a high-scoring American to help lead them to a championship.
BAGHDAD A professional basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is banking on a high-scoring American to help lead them to a championship.
At first glance, a basketball court in Baghdad might seem a world away from the geopolitical tensions that currently riddle U.S.-Iranian relations. Yet, the hardwood floors of the Iraqi Basketball Super League have become an unexpected nexus where sportsmanship and diplomacy brush shoulders, as American basketball players sign with an Iranian-backed Iraqi team. Their engagement…