SCINTILLATING SOUTH SUDAN SHOULD UNITE US!

South Sudan’s male Basketball team have left the Olympics with their heads held high. They just missed out on a quarter-final spot after losing to Serbia and the USA in their group. And their performances have silenced a lot of the racist and derogatory narratives we heard from some commentators in the lead up to the games. Chief among them was former NBA star Gilbert Arenas who happily mocked the Africans as ‘dart-shooters’ when they narrowly lost to the USA a pre-Olympic friendly.

In this clip @kingxgreen stresses the importance of Black people being united and not divided, especially when it comes to this amazing side from South Sudan. The country only gained independence from Sudan in 2011, and its men’s national basketball side didn’t play their first competitive match until 2017. Quite rightly, Arenas got ripped for his xenophobic tropes and has since apologised.

Video credit: Tag@kingxgreen