Retired NBA player Deng coaches South Sudan at tournament
FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, Minnesota Timberwolves' Luol Deng in action suring an NBA basketball game, in Minneapolis, USA. The two-time NBA All Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan that may mean him coaching the national team himself, as they prepare to play against Mali upcoming Saturday Nov. 28 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, FILE)

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, Minnesota Timberwolves' Luol Deng in action suring an NBA basketball game, in Minneapolis, USA. The two-time NBA All Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan that may mean him coaching the national team himself, as they prepare to play against Mali upcoming Saturday Nov. 28 2020. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, FILE)

Nov. 27, 2020 10:17 AM EST
FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, Minnesota Timberwolves' Luol Deng warms up before an NBA basketball game in Milwaukee, USA. The two-time NBA All Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan that may mean him coaching the national team himself, as they prepare to play against Mali upcoming Saturday Nov. 28 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, FILE)

FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, Minnesota Timberwolves' Luol Deng warms up before an NBA basketball game in Milwaukee, USA. The two-time NBA All Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan that may mean him coaching the national team himself, as they prepare to play against Mali upcoming Saturday Nov. 28 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, FILE)

Nov. 27, 2020 10:16 AM EST