Tim Reynolds: South Sudan basketball President Luol Deng says he thinks the foul discrepancy was deliberate and asks why there’s no African referees within the Olympics. Says there should be illustration.
Supply: Twitter @ByTimReynolds
Supply: Twitter @ByTimReynolds
What’s the excitement on Twitter?
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
“They’re gonna know who South Sudan is. We’re gonna be a powerhouse.” — Nuni Omot
Years in the past, Luol Deng selected house over all the pieces. He had a imaginative and prescient for South Sudan. We’re witnessing it manifest.
nytimes.com/athletic/56735… pic.twitter.com/iiRW84YeYR – 6:49 AM
“They’re gonna know who South Sudan is. We’re gonna be a powerhouse.” — Nuni Omot
Years in the past, Luol Deng selected house over all the pieces. He had a imaginative and prescient for South Sudan. We’re witnessing it manifest.
nytimes.com/athletic/56735… pic.twitter.com/iiRW84YeYR – 6:49 AM
Extra on this storyline
Tim Reynolds: “If that recreation is honest proper there, we’ve a greater probability.” – Luol Deng. He provides that South Sudan can be again and can be higher. “We’ve a path that we’re making an attempt to get to,” he says. -via Twitter @ByTimReynolds / August 3, 2024
Deng may’ve gone the entrance workplace route. He stated the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls had curiosity when he retired in 2019. He absolutely would have discovered an assistant coach gig after 15 years within the NBA and the credibility of Duke on his résumé. However he knew if he’d remained within the league in a unique capability, he’d be consumed for an additional 15 years. And he would possibly by no means ever go house. -via New York Occasions / August 2, 2024
“I do know, for a reality, there’s nowhere else I’d be,” Deng stated when he spoke to The Athletic within the early levels of this system about what he was constructing. “I do know I’m meant to be right here.” -via New York Occasions / August 1, 2024
