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Russia in Danger of Missing Olympic Basketball Due to FIBA Ban

Cesar Tordesillas   |

Jul 31, 2015 01:48 PM EDT

Russia revealed Wednesday that it may miss the 2016 Olympic basketball event after FIBA banned its national basketball teams from all competitions, according to the TASS news agency. The decision to ban was relayed by Horacio Muratore, the president of FIBA, the sport's ruling body, through a letter to the Russian basketball federation.