Ros Gold-Onwude

I don't know exactly like what sports, but it has happened.

Yes, it feels very unfortunate, very arbitrary, very punitive in the way that Nneka is being handled and has been handled now over the last decade around this.

I think there's been a lot of mismanagement and miscommunication that she's getting from both the Team USA side and from the Olympic Committee side.

What's happening as an individual is really being hurt by this and denied an opportunity that she really deserves and legitimately deserves.

you know, blood earns it.

Like she's an American.

She has a right to being an American and absolutely has a right to being a Nigerian.

Like her parents from there, I've heard of much crazier situations of, you know, people creating ties to certain countries and what country they can represent.

Like this is somebody who legitimately both parents are from Nigeria.

And to your point, has never actually played on a USA Olympic team, although has trained with them.

And in some ways, it feels like Neko was gaslit along the way and just like, you know, misled and maybe even being used as an example at this point.

And you're talking about somebody who is one of the most decorated, talented and one of the most contributing players contributing.

Let me say that again.

One of the most contributing players to this woman's basketball game as a sport.

And to deny her, it feels very tragic.

And so just to take you through, like, I think NECA's best chance, to your point, was that 2016 national team, which is just an abomination from USA B-Ball, where literally this is the MVP of the league, and she just won a championship.

And here's my thing, Angel.

Guess what?

LA Olympics 2028, that France national team that took them USA basketball all the way to the wire in Paris, that France national team, let me say a few names here.

Dominique Malunga, Gabby Williams, Maureen Johannes.