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During a 2011 exhibition game, the Georgetown Hoyas had a bench-clearing brawl with a basketball team from this country. (15[2])An active NBA player nicknamed “Slow Mo” officially plays (-5[1])for this country’s (15[1]-5[1])national team. (-5[1])LiAngelo Ball (-5[1])and two other UCLA (-5[1])players (-5[1])were suspended (15[1])in 2018 for shoplifting in this country, which hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball (15[1])World Cup. Kyle (*) Anderson plays for this country, and in 2002, Charles Barkley kissed a donkey after losing a bet concerning a first overall pick from this country. That player from this country was a 7’6” center and star teammate of Tracy McGrady on the 2000s Rockets. The Flying Leopards and Southern Tigers play in a professional league in, for 10 points, what home country of Yao Ming? ■END■ (10[5])

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