American professional basketball players Toure' Murry and Maurice 'Mo' Creek shared their harrowing experiences in the moments preceding and following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
the country before the invasion occurred was so difficult, Creek said his team did not want him to leave because they believed the invasion would never happen.
"Even though I thought that it would happen, they didn't think it would, so they were basically holding me here, trying to see if it would happen, and I was trying to get out, but it never came to terms," he said."By the time it did come to terms, I was already stuck here." Creek shared that his family and coaching staff are"worried sick," and he says he is trying to get out"as soon as possible."Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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