Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo will miss at least two games with groin soreness due to an injury he suffered in the second quarter of the game on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs, head coach Mark Daigneault said Thursday.
With only four games before the All-Star break, Diallo might not suit up again until the second half of the season.
“He’s definitely going to be out for the next two, which leaves us two more before the break, and I could see him missing those as well,” Daigneault said.
If Diallo does miss all four, this would be more for precaution than anything serious.
“It’s not something we’re overly (concerned) about, but we’re going to be cautious with him just like we are with everybody else,” Daigneault said Thursday. “As we’ve done all year, we’re willing to take a step backward to take two steps forward, especially when it comes to the physical and freshness well-being of our players.”
Diallo is so far putting together the best season of his career, averaging 11.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. He is shooting 48.1% from the field and 29.3% from 3. Every one of those statistics is the highest mark of his three years in the NBA.
The Thunder’s next game is scheduled to tip off on Friday at 7 p.m. against the Atlanta Hawks.
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