Luol Deng

Basketball player multiple All-Star selections

Luol Deng - Basketball player multiple All-Star selections
Born

April 16th, 1985
39 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United Kingdom

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Born in Sudan, played basketball at Duke University before entering the NBA. Selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft. Achieved All-Star status in multiple seasons while with the Bulls and later played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. Represented Great Britain internationally in major tournaments, including the Olympics.

Selected as an NBA All-Star in 2013

Played for the Chicago Bulls from 2004 to 2014

Scored over 15,000 points in his NBA career

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