Absent since mid-December due to a broken wrist, Ousmane Dieng reappeared last night on a parquet floor. Earlier than expected therefore, and it was in G League that the Frenchie judged the state of his right hand. Verdict? Well, that’s pretty good.
20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Along with his compatriot Adam Mokoka who enjoys by his side (24 points). Yes, the return of No. 11 from the last draft went pretty well, and we can see from the images below that the Texas Legends defense had everything in place to restore the French winger’s confidence. :
Ousmane Dieng in his first game back from a wrist injury:
20 points
9 rebounds
2 assists
1 steal
1 block
1 massive dunk: pic.twitter.com/0X9m4gtxVe— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 22, 2023
Ah it does not defend in the G League? First news. More seriously, the one who has been touring since the start of the season at 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 blocks in Ligue 2 and to 4.4 pawns, 2.9 captures and 1.4 caviar among the big ones is therefore back, with the probable objective of returning quickly to show the tip of his nose with the Thunder in the NBA. “In any case, we wish him” as the other would say, especially since this season evolving with OKC seems to be something very pleasant, and Mark Daigneault’s players are so talented that it speaks more of paly-in than draft currently in Oklahoma.
Beware all the same of the diplomatic wound of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, we know the feints, but on January 22, in any case, you will have to show your credentials to join the OKC rosterin which the SGA, Giddey, Mann, Joe or Dort are unstoppable on the backcourt while Jalen Williams, Pokusevski and Robinson-Earl feast in the wings and below.
In short, the good news is that you can recover from a wrist fracture in a month, and the “bad” is that you will have to be very strong to scratch a place at the end of the season in the Thunder roster. But don’t we say impossible is not French? Yes, and it is even said that impossible is not Villeneuvois.
