Luol Deng, the federation's president, has responded to controversial comments made by former NBA stars Paul Pierce and Gilbert Arenas on his team. Luol Deng took South Sudan to their first-ever Olympic Games and will face the USA later this month. “Now we’ve got South Sudan, they should’ve just put Lithuania in.”After the game, Arenas, the former Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards guard, mocked South Sudan, eliciting strong reactions from the basketball world. He thanked Piefece for apologising after South Sudan nearly defeated the USA. USA beats South SudanTUKO.co.ke earlier reported that the USA narrowly defeated South Sudan in an exhibition game.
