MarShon Brooks and Mario Elie, in Moscow for the first Basketball Without Borders Russia, met up with their boss Thursday evening at U.S. Ambassador Mike McFaul's residence. Mikhail Prokhorov talked and posed with his (shorter) employees who are working with Russian youth during their tour which ends this weekend.

Among the others at the reception: Danny Green of the Spurs. They also got a group shot with the Ambassador before Elie took McFaul aside to discuss weightier aspects of US-Russian relations.

Earlier in the day, Brooks spoke by phone with Rod Boone of Newsday about his weight-training this season.

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