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Former UK basketball player Nazr Mohammed says Islam taught value of faith, diversity

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Nazr Mohammed broke his personal rule of not commenting about his religious views on social media last week.

The former Kentucky star and long-time NBA player spoke out on Twitter after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to ban more than 200 million people of seven Muslin-majority countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days.

It's a tough day when u find out that so many ppl that u thought were fans or friends really hate u and everything u believe in.