Isaac Banks, left, and, Uchenna Iroegbu American basketball players. with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, take part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
FILE - Fighters from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of a commander from the Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group killed in a U.S. airstrike, in Baghdad, Iraq on Feb. 8, 2024. The Popular Mobilization Forces are the owners of a basketball team in Iraq with Americans on the roster. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)
Isaac Banks, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Isaac Banks, left, and, Uchenna Iroegbu, right, American basketball players with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, take part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Isaac Banks, right, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, takes part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
FILE - Iraqis attend the funeral of Popular Mobilization Forces fighters killed in the U.S. airstrikes in Najaf, Iraq on Feb. 4, 2024. The Popular Mobilization Forces are the owners of a pro basketball team in Iraq with Americans on the roster. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)
Isaac Banks, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, takes part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Isaac Banks, left, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, takes part in a team practice in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Uchenna Iroegbu, an American basketball player with the Hashed al-Shaabi - the Popular Mobilization Forces - in the Iraqi Basketball Super League, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 21, 2024. U.S. players are in high demand on Iraqi basketball teams, even those whose owners have a tense relationship with Washington. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)