Deng only NBA player on Britain's Olympic team
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Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is the only NBA player on a British Olympic basketball squad. (AP)
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng is the only NBA player on a British Olympic basketball squad missing Charlotte Bobcats duo Ben Gordon and Byron Mullens.
Deng has recovered sufficiently from a left wrist injury to be included in the 12-man squad announced Thursday.
Deng says the team "plan to make Britain proud" and adds that he can't "wait to step on the court with my teammates at the games."
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Gordon and Mullens were already out of contention for Britain's first Olympic basketball team since 1948. The London-born guard Gordon didn't commit to playing at the games and Mullens is injured.
Another London-born player, forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu of the Turkish club Besiktas, also has been included in the squad.