South Dakota native and Russia's guard Becky Hammon tries to get past a block by US guard Cappie Pondexter during a basketball game between the US and Russia at the Women Diamond Ball Basketball tournament, a warm up for the Olympics, in Haining, China, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. Hammon wasn't in the 29 player pool used to select the US Olympic team. So she chose another option: playing for Russia. The US beat Russia 93 to 58.
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