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Chicago Bulls swing-man, Loul Deng was the next athlete featured on Life+Times “A Day In The Life” series. In the episode, Deng is seen returning the Bulls team which at the time they were playing for playoff positioning with a game set against the Knicks who had a 13-game win streak. In his early life, Loul was born in Republic of South Sudan and moved to Egypt and South London during his adolescent days before moving to the New Jersey to pursue his basketball career.
We see some behind-the-scenes footage of him returning back to Africa to give back to the his people where he wants to help the children with school, the English language and basketball. You can watch the full 20-minute personal interview above discussing his summed up biography.
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All-Star forward Luol Deng has been one of the team leaders keeping the Chicago Bulls in contention amongst Eastern Conference heavyweights such as the Miami Heat. Here, JAY Z’s Life + Times documents gameday at the United Center and visits Deng at his home in Chicago to discuss the responsibilities to his team and his humanitarian efforts in expanding basketball across his native country of South Sudan and the rest of Africa.