Maryland Basketball Player Narrowly Escapes Russian Invasion In Ukraine
"I've never felt so nervous in my life."
That's what Maryland's Lucious "Lucky" Jones posted on Instagram Thursday, Feb. 24 — the terrifying day Russia invaded Ukraine, immobilizing and instilling fear in millions.
Jones, 28, who plays basketball for the Ukrainian team, BC Ternopil, posted footage of himself and his teammates stuck in traffic at the Romanian border, desperate to flee.
Around the same time that Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Friday morning, Jones announced that he was safe and would be back in the US Saturday.
The previous few days, though, were terr…
