Commentary: The view from inside Ukraine, from two U.S. athletes
LA TimesThere are very few activities and events in our global society that transcend the amalgam of socioeconomic, religious and cultural differences quite like basketball. On Jan. 3 Godbold sent a text to me saying that she had been hearing rumors of Americans evacuating the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and asked, “Should I be worried?” I asked if she felt safe, and she responded, “I don’t feel in danger or anything.” Dynamo Kyiv assured us that “Russia has been threatening Ukraine for eight years and there’s nothing to worry about. And I’ve heard Russia plans to invade next month.” On Feb. 4 we officially asked the Ukraine team for Godbold’s release, citing the pending war. “My team was telling me they didn’t think the invasion would happen,” Creek said. There are no bathrooms, people don’t have masks on, but nobody is worried about COVID, we’re all just worried about the bombs.” VIDEO | 01:13 Maurice Creek gives a tour of bomb shelter in Mykolaiv Creek said the team had been communicating with him and his teammates about how they might evacuate with the Russian invasion closing in on its first week.
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