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Bulls player considering skipping Olympics over Zika

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Published May 30, 2016 6:50pm ET
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Bulls player considering skipping Olympics over Zika
Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol said there's so much uncertainty about the situation in Brazil that some athletes, including him, may skip the games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) | Tony Dejak

Chicago Bulls player Pau Gasol says he is considering skipping the Olympics this summer because Brazil is the epicenter of the Zika outbreak.

The Spanish basketball star said there’s so much uncertainty about the situation in Brazil that some athletes, including him, may skip the games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August.

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