Ukraine's Koval joins new team after Russia controversy
Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has been granted a transfer waiver to join Baylor University after leaving Lousiana State because they signed a Russian player.
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"For me, this war is not distant or abstract. People close to me have been killed and wounded in Russian attacks, and places where I grew up and first began playing basketball have been destroyed by missile strikes."
— Kate Koval , Athlete
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Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has been granted a transfer waiver to join Baylor University after leaving Lousiana State because they signed a Russian player.
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