Former National Basketball Association (NBA ... it's something special with the talent that we have.” So how does South Sudan match up with the best in the world in the long term?

South Sudan men's basketball players have slammed Olympics ... But its big moment was almost spoiled by a pre-match problem.

Watch the best plays, including slam dunks from LeBron James, as Team USA beat South Sudan 103-86 in the men's basketball on day five of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Follow the Olympics on BBC Sport.

For the second straight game, the U.S. men's basketball team put ... the luxury of being able to mix and match All-Star talent to fit each opponent on the schedule, and he told reporters after the ...

The U.S. did let its foot off the gas just a little bit after halftime, as South Sudan started to warm up from the outside. Nuni Omot and Bul Kuol were excellent, combining for 40 points on 14-of-22 ...

At least 3,500 MPs and their support staff from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, South Sudan, Somalia and DR Congo are participating in the competition.

However, as fate may have it, he was destined to play basketball despite being offered a helping hand by one of the NBA's legendary icons. Born in South Sudan, Deng grew up amid conflict ...

Thööŋ kɔ̈u thuëc ci akut thuec Baɛketball pɛn South Sudan thuec ke America tɛ bïk ... Thuëc këne aci ɣok puöl buk ya akut töŋ thuëc basketball wuöt Africa yiic eben buk bɛn ...

Peter Jok has wanted to represent South Sudan since its basketball team was established in 2011, and after helping the Bright Stars qualify for their first-ever Olympics, he'll do just that in ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - AUGUST 28: South Sudan fans celebrate after the FIBA Basketball World Cup Group B victory over China at Araneta Coliseum on August 28, 2023 in Manila, Philippines.