More fear than harm for Bilal Coulibaly.
Sunday evening against the Cavaliers, the French rookie left after only six minutes of play, forced to leave his partners after falling heavily on his back.
The Wizards quickly announced his withdrawal for the remainder of the game, citing a pelvic injury.
According to our information, it is a small bruise.
Bilal Coulibaly 🇫🇷 returned to the locker room after 5 minutes after this rather terrible fall, and will not return to the game (pelvis injury apparently)...
So dangerous to get under a guy who comes thrown like that damnpic.twitter .com/YO3rrJz7Ke
— Tom Compayrot (@Tom_Cprt) February 26, 2024
Starting with Washington in place of Jordan Poole, the former Mets player had a good start to the match before a dunk attempt which gave him a big scare.
Arriving at full speed and while he was already in the air, he collided with Max Strus, the Cleveland winger, who was trying to force a pass.
The action is dangerous, the fall very heavy.
After remaining on the ground for a while, Bilal Coulibaly ended up getting up before returning to the locker room a few moments later, unable to avoid the defeat of his teammates (104-115).
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Chosen in 7th position in the NBA draft in June 2023, the former teammate of Victor Wembanyama averages 8.2 points and 4 rebounds since the start of the NBA season, in a team that occupies the bottom of the rankings.
With this 11th consecutive defeat, the Washington Wizards remain stuck in penultimate place in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Detroit Pistons.