MINNEAPOLIS — The South Sudan national team nearly pulled off a world-shaking upset of Team USA basketball in a pre-Olympics game. Minnesota's Nuni Omot was a big part of it. "The excitement and ...

In footage from the game, the 25-year-old immediately doubled over in pain after he took the elbow from South Sudan’s Nuni Omot, who was looking to create space on his way to the basket.

Nuni Omot, of South Sudan, plays in Sunday's game against Puerto Rico at the Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France. The former Mahtomedi player scored his nation's first Olympic basketball points.

Simanic was defending under the basket when South Sudan's Nuni Omot hit the big man with an elbow to try and create some space to score. Simanic immediately began grabbing at his midsection, and ...

Serbian national team forward Boriša Simanić had his kidney removed after taking an elbow to his abdomen during a FIBA World Cup game last week, the Serbian federation revealed Monday, per ESPN ...

Nuni Omot, of South Sudan, celebrates after scoring in a men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France.

On Friday, the Knicks announced that they had signed Nuni Omot, a 27-year-old who played for Baylor in college. (h/t Hoops Rumors). Knicks PR: "The New York Knicks announced today that the team ...

Mahtomedi native Nuni Omot was South Sudan’s second-leading scorer with 14.4 points per game in the Basketball World Cup. (Aaron Favila, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Saturday, June 7 APR Vs Petro de Luanda 4pm APR Basketball Club head coach James Maye Jr., has said that his team is healthy and in good spirits ahead of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2025 ...

“I’m not a dirty player, I’ve never been a dirty player,” Omot continued. “From the bottom of my heart, I sincerely apologize to everyone that’s watching and to the player especially.” Simanic played ...