In the last couple of years, I often wondered how the sponsors of the Russian teams playing in the EuroLeague can offer to pay the salaries they do in order to secure the services of the WNBA stars.

Apparently, I am not alone. The sponsor of CSKA Moscow, which includes Becky Hammon, Ann Wauters, Janel McCarville and former Connecticut Sun star Katie Douglas on its roster, lost its sponsor and reports circulated that the team folded. Word is that a new sponsor has been found but not before a couple of the U.S.-born stars returned home only to be summoned back. With UMMC Ekaterinburg, which features the Connecticut Sun's Asjha Jones, Sandrine Gruda and Svetlana Abrosimova, also rumored to be dealing with some financial uncertainty, is this an omen that the days of the Russian teams stocking their rosters could be coming to an end? That remains to be seen but is a development which bears watching.

This much I do know, if you go on the EuroLeague women portion of the FIBA site, you will not find CSKA Moscow in the database. The squad is not listed among the teams, none of the players are listed under the player section and the standings show just five teams in Group B.

Wednesday is the planned day of play in EuroLeague so it will be interesting to see if CSKA Moscow takes the court.