Luol Deng was born in the Sudan but grew up in London, where he is revered. So much that they’re giving him his own money…literally. Maybe it’s just me, but when I first heard this news I immediately thought of Prince Akeem in “Coming to America.”
Currently, the NBA and its players are at war over what will turn out to be billions of dollars of revenue. And that’s a nice position to be in, to decide what percentage of that cash that you’ll see. But with the former Presidents and founding fathers set in stone as they grace American currency, none of these players will see a bill with their face on it.
Unless they’re Luol Deng, and they’re somewhere in England, clutching a fiver.
Brixton, England is celebrating the accomplishments of the Sudan-born and Great Britain-raised Chicago Bulls forward by putting his face on a five pound note, something called “complementary currency.” Think of it as when soda companies put a picture of Santa Claus on their cans around Christmas.
Source: yahoosports.com
