{"id":275942,"date":"2025-09-07T03:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-basketball-is-giving-south-sudan-hope-for-the-future\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T03:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T02:00:13","slug":"how-basketball-is-giving-south-sudan-hope-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-basketball-is-giving-south-sudan-hope-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"How basketball is giving South Sudan hope for the future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mYRF8hEKULI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How basketball is giving South Sudan hope for the future\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYRF8hEKULI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Basketball is one of the country\u2019s most celebrated exports, and its stars represent South Sudan on the international stage. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Yousra Elbagir visits a few of the basketball camps run by the Luo Deng Foundation in Juba that are nurturing promising young talent in South Sudan. <\/p>\n<p>While the stars that play in the NBA aren&#8217;t drafted directly from these camps, they are a route for young people to be drafted. <\/p>\n<p>#skynews #southsudan #basketball #luodeng<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basketball is one of the country\u2019s most celebrated exports, and its stars represent South Sudan on the international stage. 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