By: KL Chouinard Gorgui Dieng propelled Senegal to a win Sunday over Cape Verde, 86-73, securing a third-place finish for Senegal in AfroBasket after a tough loss a day earlier to Cote D'Ivoire. Dieng led the Lions with 30 points and 12 rebounds against Cape Verde. For the event, Dieng scored a tournament-best 120 points to earn the 'Best Scorer' award. He was also named to
Boniface N'Dong, a player development coach for the Nuggets, typically starts his pregame coaching routine with Nikola Jokić. It’s a rigorous workout between the two seven-footers, where N’Dong challenges Jokić in the low post on both ends. “It’s finding that balance for him [of helping Jokić build confidence], and not making it too easy for him,” N’Dong explained. “It’s about