Back when he was a promising young basketball player in Lithuania, Darius Songaila wanted to immigrate to the U.S., hoping to further his hoops career. He couldn't afford the plane ticket, but fortunately one of his relatives came up with a solution. 504 2009-01-07T14:17:27-05:00 Gritty Background Makes Songaila Appreciative of NBA Life 13965 --- [] 2009-10-13T14:00:00-04:00 1726 New Orleans Hornets Team Site http://www.nba.com/hornets/rss.xml 3 27 2010-02-09T12:59:33-05:00 http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/gritty_background_makes_songai_2009_10_12.html?rss=true