Cavaliers rookie Khalifa Diop sidelined again with left knee issue
Khalifa Diop has not played in any of Cleveland's last three preseason games, and a left knee issue is keeping the rookie center out again. He is listed day-to-day, with Serena Winters of FanDuel Sports Network Ohio reporting he will sit out Tuesday's preseason game against the Magic. An estimated return date of October 22 has been attached to the injury.
By the Cavaliers Nightly Desk · updated 7 d ago01The story of the nightInjury statusDiop is day-to-day with a left knee issue, and the Cavaliers have an estimated return date of October 22 attached to it.
Diop is day-to-day with a left knee issue, and the Cavaliers have an estimated return date of October 22 attached to it. He sat out the loss to Orlando on October 13, the win over Orlando on October 11 and the loss to Boston on October 8, logging zero minutes in each. The injury report shows a day-to-day label on October 11 for the same left knee problem, and an earlier day-to-day entry on October 8 for an undisclosed issue. The knee has kept him out of every preseason game listed so far.
02Rookie profileDiop is a 24-year-old rookie center, 6-10 and 231 pounds, wearing No.
Diop is a 24-year-old rookie center, 6-10 and 231 pounds, wearing No. 18 for Cleveland. He comes to the NBA from CB Gran Canaria in Spain. With no minutes played yet because of the knee, there is no on-court production to point to this preseason. Cleveland will be waiting to see him in game action once the knee clears, with the next scheduled test being the opener once he is available.
