Hamidou Diallo did not make the trip to the West Coast with the Thunder for games against the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers this week, and it looks like he won’t be making any trips for at least the next month.
Diallo, who suffered a hyperextended right elbow in Friday’s loss to the Lakers, will be reevaluated in four to six weeks, the Thunder announced Monday.
The injury occurred with 9:30 remaining in the game against Los Angeles on Friday night when Diallo fell backward while guarding LeBron James. As James drove to the basket, his forearm seemed to collide with Diallo, sending the second-year wing backward. As he fell, Diallo’s right arm and elbow made contact with the leg of Mike Muscala, who had come over to help defend James in the paint.
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— Bobby Basketball (@viral_nba) November 23, 2019
Diallo went immediately to the locker room after suffering the injury and did not return.
It is the same elbow that Diallo had arthroscopic surgery on in April 2018.
Diallo already missed three games in November with left knee soreness.