A University of San Francisco men's basketball player from Ukraine has been trying to play through grief for his country.
Markovetskyy added that while he has been conflicted, he is happy to still play basketball.
“Right now, I have even more motivation to play basketball because it’s my father’s dream. My family’s dream to be in this tournament,” he said. The blessing, of sorts, to focus on the game coming from Markovetskyy’s dad in a phone call this week.Markovetskyy also has two teammates from Belarus, a country that has aided Russia in its invasion.
But earlier this month, those teammates came to him and suggested making a video of unity released online.This article tagged under:
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