The U.S. revoked visas from a top basketball player's country. How the NBA kept his dream alive. When Khaman Maluach’s freshman season at Duke University ended in April, the biggest question about the ...

Deng, a former two-time NBA All-Star, took over as president of the South Sudan Basketball Federation in 2019 and recruited South Sudanese players from the diaspora, briefly coaching the team himself.

CHICAGO -- He speaks four languages and hails from South Sudan. His 7-foot-1/4-inch frame and 7-6 3/4 wingspan are among the largest and longest in the 2025 NBA Draft class. And if not for a ...