Life After Basketball
After a political dispute in Sudan, in 2002 Bol was admitted to the United States as a religious refugee, and resided in West Hartford, Connecticut. In July 2004, Bol was seriously injured in a car accident, breaking his neck, when he was ejected from a taxi that hit a guardrail and overturned. The driver had a suspended license and was driving under the influence. Because his fortunes were mostly donated to Sudan, he was in financial ruins because he had no life insurance or health insurance. When Bol recovered from these injuries he moved to Olathe, Kansas.
Bol was also the "Brand Ambassador" for Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines Journeys.
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