Mohamed Diawara Starts Year Two Healthy, Fighting for Knicks Minutes
Mohamed Diawara is off the injury report after a September finger issue and has played in five of the Knicks' six preseason games this October. The 21-year-old forward out of Paris Basketball is entering his second season in New York after 69 games as a rookie. His preseason minutes have swung from 29.3 to zero, which says the role is still unsettled.
By the Knicks Nightly Desk · updated 13 h ago01The story of the nightLast season by the numbersDiawara appeared in 69 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 9.2 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.8…
Diawara appeared in 69 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 9.2 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists. He shot 42.3 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from three, with a 75.0 free-throw percentage and a 55.0 true shooting mark. His usage rate was 16.9 percent and he carried a plus-0.8 plus-minus. He got brief run late in the playoffs, including 7.8 minutes against Cleveland on May 25, and sat out the June 13 game against San Antonio.
02Preseason and healthDiawara was listed day-to-day with a finger injury on September 6 and was cleared on October 3.
Diawara was listed day-to-day with a finger injury on September 6 and was cleared on October 3. He has no current injury designation. In the October 13 loss to Toronto he scored 13 points with 3 rebounds and an assist in 29.3 minutes. Two nights later he had 6 points and 3 rebounds in 19.9 minutes in a win over Toronto. He did not play on October 20 against Philadelphia. Jared Schwartz covered Diawara in a Knicks notes piece on October 4 ahead of the preseason opener.
