Hamed Ehadadi is a 7'2" basketball player on the 2008 Olympics team from Iran. He is 23 years old and has expressed interest in playing for the NBA. While several teams have begun to approach him about negotiations, the league office distributed a letter to all 30 NBA organizations forbidding contract discussions with the player. The letter cites a federal statute which "prohibits a person or organization in the United States from engaging in business dealings with Iranian nationals.”