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Ukrainian basketball player leaves top US college team after Russian recruit joins
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval left Louisiana State University's women's team 10 days after LSU recruited Russian teenager Anna Minayeva.
- Coach Kim Mulkey said Koval informed her of the decision and officially cited personal circumstances as the reason.
Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has left Louisiana State University's women's team, just 10 days after LSU recruited 17-year-old Russian player Anna Minayeva.
LSU coach Kim Mulkey said Koval, 20, came to her and announced that she would leave the team. Koval officially gave personal circumstances as the reason for her departure.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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