I’m not avoid the “central issue” I’m pointing out that your “central issue” is dumb. It’s just sports, it doesn’t actually matter. Her home country’s team said no, some other team said they wanted her, she opted to play. Most athletes care more about playing, which is their life, than which flag inspired their uniform, which is kind of pointless anyway. Only silly people wrap up national pride in sports, whether or not “our team” does well really says nothing about our country, because “our team” is NOT the country. She didn’t play against her country, she played against a team with uniforms vaguely inspired by our flag.
Good day sir.