Popovich took one for team and country. A few days before the game, coach Popovich received an e-mail saying a Nigerian national who was actually a relative of the ruling family needed safe passage to America. All the U.S. coach had to do was send 10,000 dollars in unsecured funds to an account and allow the Nigerian team to score at least 90 points for the safe passage to New York for the Nigerian player/prince. In return he would receive 1,000,000 dollars and get to have LeMelo Ball play for him. Popovich kept his end of the bargain but has no idea where the money and player went.