Jaxson Hayes, lamenting USA Basketball's lack of open tryouts, is keen to play with Lakers teammate Luka Doncic on the Slovenian national team, which allows one naturalized citizen on its roster for international competitions.
The 25-year-old center says, "Getting that connection and chemistry with Luka would be awesome." Slovenia is coming off a quarterfinal finish in EuroBasket this past summer.
As armies and revolutions came and went, neighbors became foes and families spoke different languages. Here's how one small town stood at the center of history.
Slovenia's top diplomat warned Bosnian Serbs against holding a referendum that could threaten the integrity of Bosnia-Herzegovina and jeopardize the Balkan nation's chances of eventually joining the European Union.