More than eight months later, Evan Fournier finally returned to an NBA floor. Deprived of playing time in an official match with the Knicks since a last appearance on April 9 against the Pacers, Evan Fournier ended his interminable wait Friday evening by taking part in New York’s victory in Washington (120-99).
The Blues fullback, who had played in pre-season, took advantage of the absences of Quentin Grimes and R. J. Barrett to finally fit into the plans of his coach Tom Thibodeau. The 31-year-old Frenchman was content with 2 points (1/6 shooting, including 0/4 from 3 points), 1 rebound and 1 assist in 15’38” of play. But the main thing was elsewhere for Fournier , entered 2’34” from the end of the first quarter. On the Wizards side, his young compatriot Bilal Coulibaly spent more than 30 minutes on the floor (6 points at 2/7, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block).
Among the other French players involved in the NBA this night, Killian Hayes did not allow Detroit to avoid defeat in Cleveland (4 points at 2/6, 2 assists and 1 block in 22 minutes) during the defeat of the Pistons in Cleveland (108-100). Théo Maledon came into play (3’36”) but did not take a single shot in the debacle of the Charlotte Hornets at home against the Milwaukee Bucks (99-130).
2023-11-18 07:30:12
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