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Two-time NBA All-Star and president of South Sudan basketball Luol Deng did not hide his dissatisfaction with the officiating at the Olympic men’s basketball tournament. Deng’s South Sudanese squad was eliminated Saturday in the group …
The Los Angeles Lakers were hampered by poor roster construction this season. But they are finally putting one problem behind them. The Lakers have finally finished paying out the contract for Luol Deng. Yes, Luol Deng. During the summer of 2016, the …
Tom Thibodeau continues to collect former Bulls in Minnesota. According to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports, the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to terms with free agent Luol Deng on a one-year deal after he was bought out by the Los Angeles Lakers. …
It’s always sad watching once-great athletes enter the twilight of their careers. For sports fans, it feels like we’re losing a piece of ourselves. Father Time doesn’t discriminate, and though some athletes push the envelope into their 40s, we all …
Tom Thibodeau’s mission to turn the Minnesota Timberwolves into Chicago Bulls West may be inching closer to fruition. Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported on Saturday that the Wolves will monitor the situations of ex-Bulls Joakim Noah and …
The Phoenix Suns will not be trading their No. 1 overall pick for Kawhi Leonard, but they may still be finding a way to factor into the proceedings. Scott Bordow of the Arizona Republic said this weekend that the Suns could get involved in a …
It’s a cold, cold world for Luol Deng. So cold that even his own team is laughing about how undesirable of a contract he has. Magic Johnson met with the media on Thursday to discuss some of the Los Angeles Lakers’ trade deadline moves. He …
The NBA trade deadline has passed, but we are far from the end of the player movement. It has become normal that a robust buyout market emerges after the deadline, as players who weren’t moved — or were moved to match salaries — are …
The Los Angeles Lakers would love to be able to trade away Luol Deng, but it does not sound like they even think that is possible. Deng was signed prior to last season as part of a disastrous offseason by the front office. The Lakers signed Timofey …
The Los Angeles Lakers continue to admit that their offseason was one big L. According to a report by Ramona Shelburne of ESPN on Wednesday, the Lakers will also make forward Luol Deng a healthy scratch for the remainder of the 2016-17 season to open …
Luol Deng shared his perspective on Donald Trump’s travel band as a proud refugee. Last week, Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning refugees from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from entering the United States. …
The Los Angeles Lakers were willing to overpay to get their man this past summer, and it looks like that’s exactly what they did. According to a report by Zach Lowe of ESPN on Thursday, the Lakers outbid the Washington Wizards by $20 million …
One of the first tasks Luke Walton has on his hands as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers is what do to with the starting small forward position. The team drafted Duke forward Brandon Ingram with the No. 2 overall pick in last June’s draft …
Danny Ferry’s explanation that he was merely reading from a scouting report when he made racist comments about Luol Deng seems less believable now that the audio has been released. On Thursday the Atlanta Journal-Constitution posted audio from …
Danny Ferry looked like he was going to escape the Atlanta Hawks scandal without losing his job, but now that might not be the case. On Sunday, word came through that Hawks majority owner Bruce Levenson would be selling his stake in the team after a …
A racist remark about then-free agent Luol Deng led to an investigation of the Atlanta Hawks which resulted in the determination that owner Bruce Levenson would be selling his stake in the team, a report says. According to Yahoo’s Adrian …
