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The NBA , much like any other sport we enjoy on this wonderfully playful little planet, has many players who like to show off a bit of flair when they or their teammates do something good on the court.

A member of the flight crew detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2011 while local authorities investigated an illicit gold smuggling scheme has filed a lawsuit against the Houston oil executive who set the scheme in motion and two others involved.

Hasheem Thabeet, the second overall pick in 2009, scored six points in five games this season with the Rockets.

When an athlete-turned-humanitarian and an energy executive tried to buy gold in Kenya, they found themselves mired in Congo's dangerous world of conflict minerals -- and totally outmatched.

A prominent Obama administration trade advisor is one of the central players in a series of scandals and ethical rows that have reportedly placed him in cahoots with corrupt Congolese warlords and other questionable figures.