( CNN ) -- Kevin Sheppard moved to Iran in 2009 to play basketball . Filmmaker and former NBA player Steve Nash was born there as well. As an athlete , Sheppard said , he strove to avoid politics and focus on the game .
Kevin Sheppard moved to Iran in 2009 to play basketball . Filmmaker and former NBA player Steve Nash was born there as well. As an athlete , Sheppard said , he strove to avoid politics and focus on the game .