The South Sudan men's basketball team is making its Olympic debut – and it will get a shot at Team USA in the 2024 Summer Olympics. The quick rise of the South Sudan Basketball Federation (South ...

When South Sudan's basketball team qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024, "it instilled renewed hope and confidence in the people of Africa's youngest country", said Semafor. At their first ...

But after watching South Sudan nearly upset Team USA on Saturday, no one was laughing about the little-known basketball roster from East Africa anymore, prompting Pierce to issue an apology ...

The South Sudan team known as the "Bright Stars" become Olympic battlers thanks to the work of former NBA All-Star and president of the country's basketball federation Luol Deng, who made a call ...

For the second straight game, the U.S. men's basketball team put on an offensive ... lack of size led him to go with smaller lineups. “[South Sudan] made 14 threes against us [during the two teams' ...

The U.S. clinched a trip to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics by beating South Sudan 103-86 on Wednesday night — a game that wasn't ever really in doubt but was no romp either. Bam Adebayo ...

Team USA survives and defeats Team South Sudan, 101-100. LeBron James led Team USA with 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Anthony Davis added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the victory.

Team USA are expected to win basketball gold at Paris 2024 ... Next up for team USA is South Sudan. These sides met recently in a warm-up fixture that almost ended in a stunning win for South ...