The Chicago Bulls played the role of the Grinch during a Christmas Day showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011 as Derrick Rose canned a floater with 4.8 seconds to go before Luol Deng blocked Kobe Bryant’s potential game-winner in a thrilling 88-87 victory.
South Sudan, making its first appearance in FIBA World Cup play, qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. The team, championed and largely funded by former NBA forward Luol Deng, will represent Africa in the Olympics after its 101-78 win over Angola on Saturday.
In 2016, the Los Angeles Lakers were facing an extremely uncertain future. After 20 years, they were getting ready to build a roster without Kobe Bryant.
The Los Angeles Lakers have made a lot of silly choices throughout the years. These choices include The Dwight Howard-Kobe Bryant-Steve Nash lineup, signing Timofey Mozgov to a huge contract, and of course acquiring Russell Westbrook.
Before there was LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Carmelo Anthony, the Lakers were just a team looking for their next big talent. The famous 'young core' of that era included D'Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram, Jordan Clarkson, and Julius Randle.
Much has been written about Luol Deng’s contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Deng signed a four-year, $72M deal with the Lakers in 2016, but played just 57 games with the team over two seasons.
Congo native Dikembe Mutombo, South Sudan native Luol Deng, Junior Bridgeman, Grant Hill and Joakim Noah are investors in NBA Africa.
Many around the league believe that the Lakers' application will be denied due to the fact that he played for Minnesota after his time in Los Angeles.
Deng signed with the Bulls Thursday so he could announce his retirement with the organization where he had the most success.
A future Hall of Famer and one of the most prolific scorers of his era was last an active player in early November, and he'll spend the postseason like the rest of us: a spectator.
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