New Miami Heat star Luol Deng pulls out of the Team GB's EuroBasket qualifiers

LUOL DENG has pulled out of the Team GB squad after signing a two-year, £11.6m deal with the Miami Heat.

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00:00, 17 JUL 2014
Updated23:01, 17 JUL 2014

WITHDRAWN: New Miami heat star Luol Deng has pulled out of Team GB's EuroBasket qualifiers [GETTY]

Coach Joe Prunty's side will now play EuroBasket qualifiers against Iceland and Bosnia next month without ANY of their NBA players.

Portland forward Joel Freeland is playing summer league basketball instead while former LA Clippers centre Byron Mullens is about to sign with a team in China.

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