Sport
Distinguished
Luol Deng
born 1985
Two-time NBA All-Star, now president of South Sudan basketball
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the South Sudan Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He fled the war as a child, became an NBA All-Star, and came back to build the basketball federation of the country he had left.
Born in South Sudan in April 1985, Luol Deng fled the country as a child and settled with his family in the United Kingdom.
He had a long professional career in the NBA, and after retiring became an assistant coach of the South Sudan men's national team and president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation.
He had a long professional career in the NBA, and after retiring became an assistant coach of the South Sudan men's national team and president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation.
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