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Olympics 2012: Team GB faces £300 000 insurance bill for basketball star
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The cost of insuring Luol Deng to play basketball for Great Britain in this summer's Olympics could exceed £300 000.
According to reports, the Chicaco Bulls player continued playing for his club instead of having an operation after he injured a ligament on his left hand in January.
While his NBA team encouraged Deng
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