Luol Deng Insurance Doubt for London 2012

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timesonline.co.uk - 8/27/2008

Luol Deng Insurance Doubt for London 2012

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In THE TIMES, Ian Whittell reports "Great Britain Basketball [GBB] officials fear that the insurance problems that are preventing Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls forward, from playing for his country will rule him out of the 2012 Olympic Games in London and even put Britain's involvement in the tournament in doubt. The sport's governing body has seven days to find $500,000 (about £272,000) for an additional insurance premium if Deng, who is an ambassador for London 2012, is to take his place in the ...

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Luol Deng to Never Play for Great Britain?
Dabullz — ... The Times is reporting that Great Britain officials are worried that Luol Deng will not be able to play in the 2012 Olympics in London. They also fear that they will not be able to even qualify in 2012 without Deng. ...

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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... MetLife, reportedly, can decide which top players don't get to play for their national teams. It's not as straightforward as I'm making it sound. But they have decided to put Luol Deng on their list of players who will not be insured while playing for his national team, which could cost Great Britain an opportunity to play in the Olympics they will be hosting. (Yes, they get an automatic berth, but reportedly only if they're reasonably competitive.) The only hope is coming up with something like $2.5 million to insure Deng for the next five summers ...

Report: Luol Deng Will Play for Great Britain
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Meanwhile, Deng has been projected as one of the major figures of the 2012 London Olympics. And if he couldn't play in the qualifying, the team might be so bad as to lose the free slot they get as host nation. ...