Angel McCoughtry
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Could you imagine you being able to go and support her in that?
I played for the Nigerian national team.
You did?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And how much fun did you have with that?
You know, Nneka has extended a lot of resources and time to be an Olympian.
And it's so unfortunate that even during a time where she's a league MVP and she's winning a championship, she's still left off the Olympic team.
And I know there's rules to, the rules are if you play on an Olympic team, you can never play for another country.
Those are the rules.
They discourage that.
They discourage that.
It's not that it's never happened, by the way.
Well, that's interesting.
I have to look more into that.
But in this case, Nneka has never actually really played on the U.S.
She's played in tournaments.
Exactly.
But I think for a situation like this and for someone of Nneka's caliber and for the world who wants to see her play in the Olympics, FIBA.
Give the appeal.
So this is a hell no for me.