The Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
But who will the crowd root for?
One third of the "Axis of Evil" is invading Utah this week, armed with large cowhide globes.

The NBA announced that Iran's national basketball team will play this month in the Rocky Mountain Revue, the annual summer basketball confab hosted by the Utah Jazz.

The Iranians - who are warming up for the Olympics in Beijing next month - will play the NBA D-League Ambassadors, a team of all-stars from the NBA 's development squads, Thursday and Sunday at The Factory, the Utah Flash's practice facility in Lehi. They will play a Dallas Mavericks squad on Saturday, and a Utah Jazz team on Monday - both games at Salt Lake Community College campus on Redwood Road.

Don't underestimate the Iranians. Though they are ranked 33rd in the world, they won a berth in the Olympics by taking the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in May.

(Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
posted by Sean P. Means @ 9:00 AM |

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