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“We were frustrated because of the loss so we are here to apologize to the world of basketball," Mali player Salimatou Kourouma said.
The former Ohio University standout was handed a two-year suspension from FIBA for failing a drug test.
The Basketball Africa League will be the first time the NBA collaborates to operate a league outside of North America.
"It's time to really show what we can do with the hijab on," Muslim basketball star Indira Kaljo says.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The reason you won't see any hijab-wearing basketball players at the Olympics.