Five years after hanging up, Boris Diaw returned to service this Sunday. As reported by Sud Ouest, 500 lucky people took their seats in the Arcanson room, which was sold out. The ex-captain of the Blues, aged 41, joined the Biscarrosse club, resident of Departmental 3. With his 9 points, as indicated by Yann Casseville of Basket Le Mag, with bonus videos, he participated to victory over Basket Luy Adour Club (BLAC). Success 54-46, for this match of the third day. A priori, “Babac” will not participate in all the championship matches.
On the other hand, he dreams of lifting the Coupe des Landes, which “has always represented something for (him)”, as he recently explained to Sud Ouest. “I have always coveted this title, even if I have been lucky to have others in my career. It’s the Holy Grail for a Landais, and basically, I’m still Landais!” said the former San Antonio player, NBA champion in 2014, with Tony Parker.
Passed through Pau before joining the NBA (Atlanta, Phoenix, Charlotte, San Antonio, Utah), with a stopover at Bordeaux during the 2011 lockout, Boris Diaw ended his career under the colors of Levallois, in 2017-18 , he who defended the Blues jersey 247 times. Which makes him the third most capped player in the France team. European champion in 2013, he won five medals in the selection. He now serves as general manager of the French men’s team, like Céline Dumerc for the women. He recently explained himself at a press conference after the fiasco of Vincent Collet’s players at the World Cup in Indonesia.
