Khaman Maluach and the Duke Blue Devils lost to Houston in the Final Four on Saturday. (Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
(Jacob Kupferman via Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO — A standout Duke basketball player and projected NBA lottery draft pick could be at risk of deportation as a result of a state department ruling announced hours before the Blue Devils’ Final Four loss to Houston on Saturday night.
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The United States is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders, effective immediately, and blocking new arrivals, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement posted to X. Rubio cited the African nation’s refusal to accept the return of its nationals expelled from the U.S. “in a timely manner” as the rationale for his decision.
Duke freshman Khaman Maluach is a native of South Sudan who played for that country’s Olympic team last summer. The 7-foot-2 center spent…
