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| Photo by Tim Freccia/Enough Project |
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng just hosted the first basketball camp in the world's newest nation, South Sudan.
South Sudan officially gained its independence on Saturday after decades of turmoil and fighting with the North. Deng was there to help Sudanese children briefly forget about their troubles and celebrate with some basketball.
It was an emotional day for Deng. The NBA star fled Sudan with his family when he was just 5 years old because of the violent civil war. He grew up in Egypt and then moved tot he U.S. to play basketball for Duke. He was drafted into the NBA in 2004.
Deng has a foundation that uses sports and education to help empower communities, specifically in Africa. You can find out more about the Luol Deng Foundation here.
Check out these videos of the big day taken by Enough, The project to end genocide and crimes against humanity:
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