{"id":74709,"date":"2025-08-17T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74709\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:20:11","slug":"moussa-diabate-refused-to-join-france-to-focus-on-the-nba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/74709\/","title":{"rendered":"Moussa Diabate refused to join France “to focus on the NBA season”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cesare Milanti<\/p>\n

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The French national team won\u2019t have on board five centers at the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025<\/p>\n

By Eurohoops team \/\u00a0info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite showing good efforts first in Spain<\/a> and then in France<\/a> to take down Sergio Scariolo\u2019s national team on the road to FIBA EuroBasket 2025, the French national team is looking for reinforcements.<\/p>\n

Already knowing they couldn\u2019t count on Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, Mathias Lessort, and Moustapha Fall for the most anticipated event of the summer, Vincent Poirier will also be missed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In search of a new center to add to their rotation, head coach Frederic Fauthoux shared that they tried to involve the 23-year-old Moussa Diabate, currently in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, as reported by Be Basket<\/a>, the player declined the offer coming from the French national team after consulting with his entourage to \u201cfocus on his upcoming NBA season\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moussa Diabate was indeed included by France in the preliminary roster ahead of EuroBasket, showing up in some friendly games as well. In 2024-25, with the Charlotte Hornets<\/a>, he put up 5.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Representing France at the youth level, he hasn\u2019t debuted yet with his country\u2019s senior side. He averaged 12.9 points and 9.9 rebounds at the FIBA U18 European Championship in 2019.<\/p>\n

PHOTO CREDIT: FIBA<\/p>\n

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