South Sudan brace for ultimate Olympic basketball test against US all-stars

America's men have never lost to an African side at the Olympics but they had a scare when they played South Sudan in a warm-up game in London on July 20. US-born JT Thor, who plays for Charlotte in the NBA, hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds left to put South Sudan ahead, only for LeBron James to snatch a 101-100 win. Wenyen Gabriel, a centre who was born in Sudan's capital Khartoum and played eight seasons in the NBA -- including a stint as a team-mate of James with the Los Angeles Lakers --...