It looks like Moussa Diabate ruffled some feathers when he opted out of playing for France's men's national basketball team in EuroBasket 2025 as a substitute for the injured Vincent Poirier. According to Les Bleus coach, Frederic Fauthoux, Diabate was asked to rejoin the squad but declined the offer (translated by Google) to focus on the 2025-26 NBA season after he "consulted his entourage." Additionally, Fauthoux curiously remarked that, "We took note."
Did the 23-year-old center just kiss his dreams of representing his country again in international competition goodbye? Perhaps, as France is quite loaded at the frontcourt, with Victor Wembanyama, Rudy Gobert, and Mathias Lessort expected to suit up in more important tournaments in the following years.