Russia's Rebekka Linn Hammon (L) celebrates with assitant coach Boris Sokolovskiy after winning the women's basketball bronze medal match China against Russia of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games against Russia on August 23, 2008 at the Olympic basketball Arena in Beijing. Russia won 94-81. (ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)
Becky Hammon played for Russia in the Olympics. And the world didn't come to an end. This post is mostly an update - I already expressed my feelings on the matter in a June post entitled "Tough Choices."
Everything played out pretty much as expected. Team USA won gold and Australia received the silver. Becky Hammon and her Russia teammates beat out the host Chinese for the bronze medal. Russia was 6-2 overall in the Olympics, losing only to Australia and the United States.
Hammon shot 54% from the field in the Olympics, including 50% from three-point range. She made 15 of 16 free throws and averaged 13 points per game. Surprisingly, her worst game came against the US in the semifinals when she scored just 3 points. Her best game was against the Chinese in the bronze medal match when she scored 22 points, handed out 4 assists, and made 4 of 6 three-pointers.
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