'So much bad stuff was going on at the same time. It was just too much.'
Bruce Pascoe In the hours before the biggest international game of his basketball career last summer, Oumar Ballo knew it couldn't happen.
"Things were just going down for the federation. They were lying to players and we were not getting the respect that we deserve. So much bad stuff was going on at the same time. It was just too much. The game was canceled. Mali players did the same thing a day later, and they were eliminated from the tournament .
Ballo made the best of it, anyway. He played in high-level exhibitions before the qualifiers alongside his older brother, who is a professional player in France. "It's not easy for a big man," Ballo said."Most of the time we're gonna be inbounding the ball, which is even harder because we have to to catch the point guard to get the ball reverses in order for the offense to work. I’m just gonna have to make that better. I can't complain about it. I'm definitely looking forward for it."
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