Traore is confident that he and his teammates are going to win the championship this year. 'Out here there's nothing but land and basketball,' he said.
He said living in Shawnee was definitely a change of pace. 'Excited to play on the team to get some exposure, just trying to put myself back out there - basketball purpose,' said Traore who hails from Philadelphia. While other players posed for selfies and shot videos for Instagram, a group of players, including Mustapha Traore, took a break from the action. SHAWNEE, Oklahoma – It was three days before the first game and the newly crowned Potawatomi Fire players were shooting baskets, talking with reporters and hamming it up with fans at FireLake Arena.
This reporting was made possible with support from the Walton Family Foundation. This story is part of a collaborative series, “At the Crossroads,' from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Indian Country Today, KOSU and eight other news partners, examining the state of the economy in Indian Country.
