I’ll miss the humble way he went about …

I’ll miss the humble way he went about his reverence. When the media arrived in the locker room after engaging with the coach in the postgame press conference, there was usually a towel stretched out on the floor in front of Dieng’s locker, a makeshift mat for his prayers to Allah. Sometimes he would just be finishing up as we entered, but there was never hurry nor concern about disruption, and never a need for comment about it from either side.